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13 January 2022
PERUVIAN CIVA READY TO OPERATE ITS FIRST MARCOPOLO G8 WITH VOLVO B450R CHASSIS
While several Latin American markets await the arrival of the first Marcopolo Generation 8 units, carriers that were interested in the proposal and placed their orders close to the launch date are already beginning to receive their buses to assign...
16 December 2021
COLLABORATION BETWEEN GLOBAL PASSENGER NETWORK (GPN) AND BUSWORLD LATAM
In recent years, Global Passenger Network (GPN) has focused its attention on expanding its network in Latin America. This expansion began in 2019 with the adhesion to GPN of three new coach company members: SGM Solutions & Patagonia Transfers – GPN...
10 December 2021
VOLVO BUSES RETURNS TO THE LEADER IN THE ROAD SEGMENT IN MEXICO WITH 230 UNITS IN 2021
Volvo Buses landed in Aztec lands in 1998, thanks to the purchase that the Swedish manufacturer made of all the rights of the former Mexicana de Autobuses (MASA), always at the Tultitlan facilities of Mariano Escobedo, in the state of Mexico. It...
09 December 2021
FLIXBUS BEGINS OPERATIONS ON REGULAR ROUTES IN BRAZIL AS OF DECEMBER 1st
Since mid-2021, the intention of the German passenger transport giant FlixBus to enter the Brazilian market was announced, where the regulatory framework that would allow the operation was pending. Well, the time has come, and the company is getting...
07 December 2021
THE VOLVO B380R BUS REMAINS STRONG IN PERU’S BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION
Business transportation for mining activities has been one of the segments that has allowed Peruvian highway bus operators to resist the onslaught of this pandemic and keep them active. Large multinationals are in charge of the exploitation contracts...
06 December 2021
ALIANZA ZEBRA ANNOUNCED A NEW COMMITMENT FOR USD1.000 MILLION FOR EBUSES IN LATIN AMERICA
Important announcements have been made during these days, in the framework of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), which have repercussions at a global level. Also, multiple commitments to accelerate the electrification of...
03 November 2021
MEXICO ACCEPTS COEXISTENCE OF EURO V AND EURO VI DIESEL ENGINES UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2025
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico (Sermanat), decided to extend the validity of the EPA07 / EuroV regulation that had been established in 2017 in the country, to set the limits of emissions of carbon, particulate matter...
02 November 2021
MARCOPOLO BEGINS PRODUCTION OF RODOVIARY BUSES IN THE METALSUR SUBSIDIARY OF ARGENTINA
It is no secret to anyone that the year 2020 saw a marked decrease in the production activity of buses around the world, especially those dedicated to road segments. In Argentina, it was not the exception and Metalsur, which since 2019 became a...
01 November 2021
LATIN AMERICA ACCELERATES ITS ROAD TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
The electrification of commercial vehicles, especially for passenger transport, could gain a new dimension throughout Latin America, anticipating the transformation processes in technologies aimed at mass mobilization. The change must happen quickly...
22 October 2021
IN PERU, CIVA WILL HAVE KING LONG ELECTRIC BUSES FOR BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION
Almost three years ago the first electric bus for highway routes in Latin America began operation, more specifically in Chile thanks to the joint work between TurBus, Copec-Voltex and King Long linking the cities of Santiago and Rancagua, separated...
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