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2025-04-20

Interest Rates Hurt Brazil Heavy Truck Production

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%)

Categories: Central/South America, Commercial Vehicles, PowerTALK, Production, South America/Brazil

Office: Brazil Office

Brazil Light Vehicle Exports Grow 41%

Fabio Ferraresi

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.

Categories: Central/South America, Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Minivans, and SUVs, Production, South America/Brazil

Office: Brazil Office

2025-04-19

Automec 2025: Innovation and Transformation

Fabio Ferraresi

Automec 2025 offered a comprehensive showcase of emerging technologies and set the tone for the industry’s future in electrification, connectivity, and advanced diagnostics.

São Paulo – (April 22 – 26, 2025) Automec 2025 reaffirmed its standing as Latin America’s premier trade fair for automotive parts, equipment, and services. Hosting more than 1,500 brands and over 90,000 visitors, the key theme of the events were sustainable mobility, digital transformation, and the professionalization of the repair chain.

Accelerated Electrification. Exhibitors at Automec 2025 focused heavily on supporting this transition with products such as High-efficiency EV charging modules, Battery cooling and heating solutions, and Modular platforms and retrofitting kits for fleet conversion.

Component Innovation. Multiple players showcased system-level improvements including Enhanced thermal management systems, Scalable battery pack architectures, and Power electronics adapted for multi-voltage applications. PSR

The complete Automec 2025 Show Report will be available for downloading soon.

Categories: Central/South America, Commercial Vehicles, Show Reports

2025-04-03

Meet Us at Automec

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

Categories: Central/South America, Commercial Vehicles, Show News

Office: Brazil Office

Agrishow 2025. We’ll Be There.

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

Categories: Agricultural, Central/South America, Show News

Office: Brazil Office

2025-03-24

FPT Industrial Supplies Agrale Engine

Fabio Ferraresi

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.

Categories: Alternative Power, Central/South America, Commercial Vehicles, Emissions, Production, South America/Brazil

Office: Brazil Office

Dutch OXBO Launches First Plant in Brazil

Fabio Ferraresi

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.

Categories: Agricultural, Central/South America, Production, South America/Brazil

Office: Brazil Office

2025-03-20

Brazil Vehicle Production Best Since 2021

Fabio Ferraresi

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%.

Categories: Central/South America, Commercial Vehicles, Production, South America/Brazil

Office: Brazil Office

2025-02-24

Mercedes-Benz Sells Sprinter Factory in Argentina

Fabio Ferraresi

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.

Categories: Central/South America, Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Minivans, and SUVs, Production

Office: Brazil Office

Record Motorcycle Production in Brazil

Fabio Ferraresi

Motorcycle production and sales in Brazil reached record levels in January 2025,. Factories in Brazil produced 166,100 units, a 17.6% increase compared to January 2024 and 34% higher than December 2024. This was the best January performance since 2014, driven by expanded production capacity to meet growing demand. It is estimated that 1.88 million motorcycles will be produced in 2025, representing 7.5% growth compared to 2024.

Strong market demand and increased production capacity continue to drive industry growth in 2025.

Categories: Central/South America, Motorcycles, Production

Office: Brazil Office

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