São Paulo – Bus and truck sales reached 67,168 last year, up 5.05% from 2016, the National Federation of Motor Vehicle Distributors (Fenabrave) said. Bus sales climbed 10.66% and truck sales were up 3.53%.
Bus and truck sales increased by 12.03% in December from November, and by 44.74% year-on-year in December. Bus-only sales were up 10.86% in December from November. Year-on-year in December, sales went up 72.92%.
Truck-only sales climbed 12.34% in December from November. Fenabrave expects sales results to remain strong as a new growth cycle begins in 2018. Truck and bus sales are seen going up 8.6%, with truck sales up 9.5%, bus sales up 5.4% and road implements up 7.8%.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum