Mercedes-Benz's investment in a new bus production line was made at the industrial unit in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo

Mercedes-Benz inaugurated an investment of R$107 million this Monday, the 28th. It is a new bus chassis production line in the industrial park of São Bernardo no Campo, located in the ABC region of São Paulo, in the State of São Paulo.

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Despite the sharp drop of 34% in the bus market, Mercedes reaffirmed in its virtual broadcast that this is the right time to invest in the public transport sector. According to the automaker's forecasts, the bus market should react in 2021 and will see a closure of between 12 and 13,7 licensed units. The expectation is that in 2021, sales will grow again by 15 to 20%, a value that would still be inferred from the production volumes of 2019.

Even with these results, the sales and marketing director of the bus division, Walter Barbosa, says: “But it is positive information because it is growth. The performance will depend on the credit that will be offered by the banks to this segment, but we are optimistic”. The vice-president of Mercedes-Benz, Roberto Leoncini, recalled that in addition to the economic impact and restrictions on movement, people are still not comfortable using public transport again.

Currently, due to the decline in the bus market, the automaker is producing in just one shift for this sector. The new line, which received an investment of R$ 107 million, is part of an investment package for Brazil, of around R$ 2,4 billion planned by Mercedes-Benz.

The new production line brings state-of-the-art equipment technologies, however, it does not increase daily production capacity, it only allows manufacturing versatility, as Mercedes is now able to produce a greater variety of collectives on the same production line.