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Agrishow 2025, held April 28-May 2, 2025, in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, confirmed Brazil’s leadership in Agricultural innovation. The show spotlighted sustainable tech, automation, and digital solutions, with both business and attendance increasing since the last show in 2024. The focus: boosting productivity, reducing environmental impact, and preparing for a tech-driven ag future.
Four representatives of the Power Systems Research South America Office representatives attended the 30th edition of Agrishow, Latin America’s premier agricultural technology fair. The event showcased cutting-edge machinery, sustainable solutions, and the latest in precision agriculture.
Carlos Briganti, Managing Director South America Operations for Power Systems Research (PSR), participated in a major article on the future of diesel in trucks and buses in the March 2025 issue of AUTODATA magazine.
AUTODATA is a leading provider of technical information and software solutions for the automotive aftermarket. AUTODATA specializes in delivering up-to-date, manufacturer-verified technical information used for servicing, maintaining, and repairing cars, light commercial vehicles, and motorcycles.
A study by Power Systems Research published in the magazine notes that fossil fuel and its renewable variants such as biodiesel and HVO will dominate the cargo and passenger transport scene for many years to come.
As reported in AUTODATA, the PSR survey indicates that diesel, with small portions of a mixture of biodiesel and HVO, is now responsible for driving 99% of trucks and buses in Brazil, a percentage that drops to 94% in the European Union, 89% in the United States – and it is not because more low-emission alternatives are used there, but because 7% of the fleet is powered by gasoline. Another 3% run on natural gas and only 1% correspond to electric models. China is more advanced with 81% diesel, 10% gas and 9% electric. PSR
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Heavy truck production in Brazil fell 3.7% in Q1 2025 versus the same period in 2024, totaling 16,700 units, according to Anfavea. The decline is attributed to high interest rates (Selic), which have limited fleet renewal despite a record grain harvest.
Heavy truck sales also dropped 7% in the quarter, with 13,000 units registered.
OEM Performance – Heavy Trucks: Volvo: 3,900 units sold (+4% YoY); Scania: 3,500 units (−17%), and Mercedes-Benz: 2,100 units (−13.5%)
Despite the contraction in the heavy segment, total truck production grew 8.2%, reaching 31,700 units. The Medium-duty truck segment production was 8,900 units (+28.5%) and the Light-duty truck production was 4,500 units (+10%)
Vehicle exports from Brazil grew by nearly 41% in the first quarter of 2025. Brazil automotive industry shipped 115,600 units abroad, compared to 82,200 vehicles during the same period in 2024. Only in March, 38,900 vehicles were exported, up 19% year-over-year.
The increase was boosted by higher export volumes to Argentina, which accounted for 58% of Brazil’s vehicle exports in Q1 2025. A total of 67,630 vehicles were sent to Argentina— up 120% from the same period last year.
Automec, held in Sao Paulo April 22-26, 2025, is the leading event in Latin America in the Replacement and Repair sectors for light, heavy and commercial vehicles, and a team from Power Systems Research (PSR) will be there to report on the happenings. Event organizers expect more than 1,500 exhibitors and as many as 100,000 attendees.
Fabio Ferraresi, Director-Business Development-South America, for Power Systems Research (PSR), and Ivo Garcia Lopes, Senior Associate Consultant, will be at the fair. You can read show reports on LinkedIn, powersys.com and in our PowerTALK newsletter. For more information on Automec Show, click here. If you would like to set up a meeting with Fabio, contact him at info@powersys.com. Have a great Automec experience. #PSR, #automerc, #autoparts, #powersystemsresearch, #PSR, #commercialvehicles
Agrishow (April 28 – May 2, 2025) is the biggest and most important agricultural technology trade show in Brazil and one of the largest in the world. Fabio Ferraresi, Director-Business Development-South America, for Power Systems Research (PSR), and Heitor Aguiari, Agricultural Analyst, will be at the fair. More than 195,000 attendees are projected to visit the show, which will cover 520,000 square meters. You can read show reports on LinkedIn, powersys.com and in our PowerTALK newsletter.
For more information on Agrishow, click here. If you would like to set up a meeting with Fabio, contact him at info@powersys.com. Have a great Agrishow experience. #PSR, #agrishow, #agriculture, #powersystemsresearch, #PSR
FPT Industrial has partnered with Agrale to supply the N60 CNG engine, powered by natural gas and biomethane, for the MA 11.0 GNV chassis. In Latin America, FPT increases it presence in the gas-powered bus market, supplying urban transport systems with low-emission engines that support decarbonization and air quality improvements while reducing CO₂ emissions.
A new equipment factory was opened in Uberaba, Triângulo Mineiro, March 13. With an investment of US$ 50 million, it created about 70 direct jobs in its first year.
The 96,000-square-meter facility focuses on developing, manufacturing, and providing technical support for coffee harvesters, corn seed equipment, and other agricultural machinery. It will also supply equipment for harvesting acerola, peas, and green corn in Brazil.
Brazil’s vehicle production in the first two months of 2025 reached 393,000 units, the highest since early 2021, marking a 15% increase compared to the same period in 2024. February demonstrated a significant 14.6% rise from the previous year and a 24% increase from January.
In the first bimester, car and light commercial vehicle production were at 289,800 units, up 12.5%, while Truck production was 20,000 units, up 10.5% and Bus chassis production was 4,000 units, up 11%.
The Argentine press confirms that Mercedes-Benz has sold its Sprinter factory in Virrey del Pino, near Buenos Aires, to an investment group called ST, led by financier Pablo Peralta.
According to local sources, the sale agreement will be officially late in February. Under the deal, ST will continue producing the Sprinter van under license until 2029.
The transaction does not include Mercedes-Benz’s heavy vehicle production, which will continue at a new factory in Zárate. The sale is linked to the upcoming shift to electric Sprinter models, as the company does not plan to invest in this transition in Argentina.
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