From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – Vehicle assembly company Mercedes-Benz hit a record high for bus sales in Brazil in March. The company sold 1,651 units during the month. The previous record high volume had been recorded in August 1995: 1,635 units. The company holds 60% of the national market, and is the undisputed leader in sales of bus chassis weighing over six tonnes.
According to a press release issued by the company, factors that contributed to the new record included fleet renewal and expansion in cities such as São Paulo (SE), Rio de Janeiro (SE), Belo Horizonte (SE), Curitiba (S) and Recife (NE), as well as in countryside municipalities in the states, aimed at catering to urban and road transportation.
From January until March this year, the company sold 3,376 buses in Brazil. The figure represented a 55% participation in the Brazilian market during the period. Last year, from January to December, Mercedes-Benz had a 53% market participation, with sales of 10,041 units.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
