Zenobē, which has operations in Europe and Australasia, is to work with Marcopolo to offer its expertise in electric vehicle charging and fleet electrification.

The manufacturing facility in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, is set to open in Q1, 2023. Ultra-high energy (UHE) battery packs (AKASystem AKM CYC) are to be built for supplying the markets in South America.

Randon trailers gains a foothold in the US trailer market with its purchase of the Hercules Chassis trailer company.

Petrobras says the Diesel R5 (95% diesel : 5% biodiesel) fuel bus trials have proven to be successful and under the BioRefino Program is investing some USD600m to 2026 to ramp up capacity to provide this fuel to the market in Brazil.

Sumitomo Rubber do Brasil Ltda has had a presence in Brazil for more than a decade - but manufacturing tyres for trucks only started in 2019.

Addiante Serviços Financeiros e Digitais, is a new company, headquartered in São Paulo, specializing in leasing services for heavy-duty trucks, semi-trailers, and associated equipment.

Marcopolo prepares facilities to ramp up production of Attivi electric bus in response to anticipated rising demand in some Brazilian cities.

Dayco is set to invest USD11.5 million in a new manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to make drive belts - the new facility is scheduled to open in Q1 of 2024.

The new products are designed to increase efficiency, promote the use of renewable fuels, and open the market to electric mobility in both goods and passenger transport.

Simões, who succeeds Lineu Takayama, will be the first woman and the youngest executive to join the VWCO Board.

The investment will expand and renovate its tyre plant in Heredia, Costa Rica, adding an additional 160 jobs and increasing production by 36% of its premium tyre range.

Creating an estimated 200 new jobs, the plant will be responsible for the production of the Global Scalable Brake Control (GSBC) and Global Scalable Air Treatment (GSAT) products which enable automated driving.