Cummins Brasil Ltda recently acquired a T-Scan Zeiss 3D scanning device (a handheld laser scanner) for digitally measuring equipment and products.

TatraBras Ltd, a subsidiary of off-road truck builder, Tatra Trucks AS – has presented to the state of  Paraná its first two 6x6 off-road trucks for the Brazilian market.

The city of Ribeirão Preto (SP) has started testing the BYD D9W - 20 410 low-floor chassis fitted with a Caio Millenium body.

At the beginning of the year, Volvo Latin America Ltda announced it was hiring of 400 temporary employees for the plant in Curitiba (PR).

TUPY SA, Westport Fuel Systems Inc and AVL List GmbH have announced a collaboration to develop a hydrogen internal combustion engine for heavy goods transportation.

Volvo do Brasil Veículos Ltda has launched the FMX MAX, its new vocational truck model for mining and heavy construction applications on the Brazilian market.

Meritor do Brasil Sistemas Automotivos Ltd will launch its 14Xe electric axle in Brazil in 2022.  

In July 2001, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Ltda registered its first sale of the O 500 bus chassis; model O 500 U 1725/59, which was then seen to set new standards for quality, technology, comfort, and safety of buses and coaches in Brazil.

A new company manufacturing trailers has been established in Brazil called Estrada Implementos Rodoviários Ltda. The new company is based in Caxias do Sul, Brazil’s principal trailer-producing hub, and has been set up by Marcos Guerra, former director of Guerra S.A., which was founded by his father and whose share control was sold in 2008 to French investment fund, Axxon Group.

In April 2021, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda of Resende, Rio de Janeiro announced it would be starting series production of the e-Delivery within the first semester and that it will go on sale in the second half of the year through its main concessionaires across the country.

Randon S/A Implementos e Participações has made its first export of platform semi-trailers to Senegal. The deal marks the resumption of export business to the African continent in 2021 for the trailer division and in May, there will be another shipment to Senegal, but this time of tank and tipping trailers.

Scania Latin America Ltda of São Bernardo do Campo, SP, has won an order for 200, Scania RH500 and RH540 extra-heavy-duty tractor units from Grupo G10 Ltda of Maringa in the State of Paraná, representing an investment of more than BRA100m (USD17.5m).