In March, the Brazilian Government in capitol city of Brasília, agreed the launch of a Methane Reduction Programme under an agreement called the Special Regime of Incentives for the Development of Infrastructure (REIDI) to encourage production and sustainable use of biomethane in Brazil.

Just over six months after the launch of its first 100% electric truck model, VWCO has already provided more than 16,000 training courses to the most diverse audiences, with the aim of qualifying everyone involved in the production chain to accelerate introduction of electrification. 

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil recently delivered 110 Sprinter 416 vans to the Fire Department and 54 units of the same model to the Community Policing Program (Mobile Base) of the Military Police in São Paulo.

BYD do Brasil has launched its newest truck on the Brazilian market, the eT712.220, which has a total gross weight of 12 tons and is equipped with a two-speed transmission integrated into the e-axle.

Caio reached the milestone of 600 units produced of the new generation of Apache Vip city buses, which started production in the second half of 2021 and is one of the brand's best sellers.

Iveco Latin America recently sold 224 trucks and vans to Ambev SA, a Brazilian company dedicated to the production of beverages to modernize its product delivery service fleet, in urban and suburban operations.

Librelato is to supply 300 tipping trailers through June this year to AMAGGI, a company with a strong presence in the agribusiness sector, and in the areas of commodities, logistics and operations and energy in Brazil.

DHL Logistics Brazil has installed super-thin (3mm) lightweight solar panels on 16 refrigerated trucks operated by its cold chain logistics partner, Polar, which specializes in the transport of medicines to the health industry.

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil recorded a 77% growth in truck exports in 2021 compared with the previous year, shipping 8,026 units to countries in Latin America and overseas markets.

Colombia is to be the first export country in South America to import the all-electric version of VW’s Delivery truck, the e-Delivery, according to VWCO, which has been working with the government to enter the Colombian marketplace with its electric truck range.

The Ecuadorian commercial vehicle market showed its  best performance in the last seven years in the first quarter of 2022 with sales of 2,853 units.

Mercedes-Benz do Brazil and Comil are developing city buses, comprising Comil's Svelto bus body mounted on Mercedes-Benz’s OF 1730 chassis, for export to the Gambia in west Africa, a first for the two companies