Sales of commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) in Peru grew by 9.7% overall to total 9,263 units sold in the first six months of the year (January to June 2022) compared with 8,449 units in the same period in 2021.

Randon Group plans entry into the large US semi-trailer market and announces agreement to buy US-trailer builder Hercules Chassis to establish local manufacturing base.

ZF do Brasil Ltda of Sorocaba has launched iEBS, ZF's intelligent trailer braking platform to bring greater stability, increased safety and operational efficiency of semi-trailers and tractor-trailer combinations to South America.

ZF PowerLine transmission is being homologated for series production in Brazil, announces ZF do Brasil

First FNM Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidade (FNM) electric trucks scheduled to roll off the Agrale SA production line later this year.

VW adds yet another country to its export sales markets for Delivery

July sees ZF do Brasil Ltda start production of the TraXon transmission at its plant in Sorocaba, state of São Paulo.

Iochpe-Maxion S.A., based in São Paulo, has announced it is to invest BRA100 million (USD20 million) in its Cruzeiro manufacturing facility in Brazil. As a result of the investment, the company will increase its annual production capacity by 400,000 truck wheels and 110,000 agricultural wheels.

The parent of brands such as Maxion Wheels and Maxion Structural Components has announced a set of sustainability commitments under its ‘ROADMAP ZERO’ strategy, which aims to make the components supplier into a carbon neutral business by 2040.

The automatic transmission system for heavy-duty vehicles, which boasts 99.7% efficiency in direct drive and a 12.83 Nm per kg ratio with either 12 or 16 forward gears, is billed as a lighter, more efficient, and less expensive option.

The axle and suspension systems supplier has announced it is to invest  BRA20 million (USD4m) in a new automated production line in Caxais do Sul, to increase production capacity of axle beams to 300,000 a year.

Volvo do Brasil has just expanded and modernized its truck and bus proving ground in Latin America, which is located on the same site as the Curitiba plant and is the most modern Volvo facility of its kind outside Europe.