Higer Bus Co Ltd has started on-road field tests of its full-electric city buses in Brazil.

Bus body builder, Caio Induscar Indústria de Carrocerias Ltda has launched a new generation of Apache VIP city bus model.

Sales of trucks and bus chassis by Iveco Latin America Ltda grew 71% in the first half of this year, well above the market average, which was around 50%.

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.

The Peruvian market ended the first quarter of 2021 with the sale of 4,401 commercial vehicles, an increase of 42.1% compared with 3,098 units in the first three months of 2020. This was the best first quarter result in seven years, since 2014, when 5,382 units were sold.