Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Mercedes-Benz delivers 20 buses in Recanto das Emas, Brazil

  November 30, 2019
  Mercedes-Benz has delivered 20 Caio Apache buses to Urbi Mobilidade Urbana, a public transport operator in Recanto das Emas and in the surrounding areas of Basin 3.

• On-demand service to be launched in Fortaleza, Brazil

  November 29, 2019
  An application (app) for on-demand bus service, branded TopBus +, will be launched in the city of Fortaleza by December 4, 2019.

• Refrota 17 to fund purchase of 75 buses in Baixada Fluminense, Brazil

  November 29, 2019
  Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to provide a total funding of BRL27 million to Empresa de Transportes Flores and Transporte Mageli for the procurement of a total of 75 buses.

• ABB to supply charging stations to Redbus Urbano, Chile

  November 28, 2019
  ABB has secured the contract to supply eight triple Heavy Vehicle Chargers (HVC) to Redbus Urbano, a public transport operator in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, at its bus depots in Nueva Bilbao and El Salto.

• RedeMob Consortium to deploy new e-ticketing system in Grande Goiânia by December 2020, Brazil [free access]

  November 26, 2019
  Brazil-based RedeMob Consortium has secured a contract to provide financing as well as to implement Prodata’s e-fare payment on the Rede Metropolitana de Transportes Coletivos de Goiânia (RMTC Goiânia) and Companhia Metropolitana de Transportes Colectivos (CMTC) networks.

• Tender launched to supply 2,030 buses in Santiago, Chile [free access]

  November 25, 2019
  Chile’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has launched a tender in 12 lots for the supply of 2,030 buses in the province of Santiago and in the municipalities of San Bernardo and Puente Alto.

• Daimler Buses to supply 147 buses in Montevideo, Uruguay

  November 23, 2019
  Daimler Buses has secured a contract from Compañía Uruguaya de Transporte Colectivo S.A. (CUTCSA), a public transport operator in Montevideo and the surrounding areas, to supply 147 city buses.

• HPH JV consortium to build Panama Metro Line 3 [free access]

  November 18, 2019
  The HPH Joint Venture consortium, comprising Korea-based Hyundai Engineering and Construction and Posco, has secured a USD2.51 billion contract to construct Panamá Metro Line 3.

• BYD to supply 379 electric buses in Bogota

  November 15, 2019
  China-based BYD has secured a contract from TransMilenio SA, the agency responsible for managing the TransMilenio bus rapid transit (BRT) system and Bogotá’s public transport system, for the supply of 379 electric buses.

• Vinhedo extends concession contract with RLC, Brazil

  November 12, 2019
  The city of Vinhedo, in São Paulo, has extended the concession contract with Rapido Luxo Campinas Ltda (RCL), the public transport operator in Vinhedo, till May 2020.

• Caio Induscar delivers 27 buses in Nova Friburgo, Brazil

  November 12, 2019
  Brazil-based Caio Induscar has delivered 27 Apache VIP buses in Nova Friburgo, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

• Acciona to build Sao Paulo Metro Line 6, Brazil

  November 11, 2019
  Spain-based Acciona has purchased a 70 per cent share in the concession contract from the Move São Paulo consortium to construct, maintain, and operate São Paulo Metro Line 6 (Orange Line).

• Mexico City signs agreement with UNOPS to modernise STC Metro, Mexico

  November 7, 2019
  The Government of Mexico City has signed a collaboration agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to advise the city on the modernisation of Mexico City Metro/Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC).

• Mercedes-Benz delivers 10 buses to multiple bus operators, Brazil

  November 6, 2019
  Mercedes-Benz has delivered 10 buses, equipped with Allison automatic transmission, to bus operators in Rio de Janeiro and Paraná.

• Works begin on Mi Macro Periferico BRT in Guadalajara, Mexico [free access]

  November 3, 2019
  Construction work has begun on the Mi Macro Periférico (formerly Peribus) bus rapid transit (BRT) project.

• Erechim City Council awards contract for modernisation of bus stops, Brazil

  November 1, 2019
  The Erechim City Council has awarded a BRL393,000 contract for the construction, refurbishment, and relocation of bus stops in the municipality.

• Panama allocates USD150 million in 2020–21 Budget for Panama Metro Line 3

  October 30, 2019
  The national government of Panama has allocated USD150 million for the construction of Panama Metro Line 3 in its budget for fiscal year 2020–21.

• NFC fare payment and bank cards trial launched on Sao Paulo BRT, Brazil

  October 29, 2019
  SP Trans, the public bus transport manager in Sao Paulo, has launched a trial of bank cards and NFC-based devices for fare payment on Expresso Tiradentes (formerly Fura Fila), a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the city.

• Caio–Induscar secure bus rolling stock contract from Urbi Mobilidade Urbana, Brazil

  October 28, 2019
  Brazil-based Caio–Induscar has secured a contract from Urbi Mobilidade Urbana, the public transport operator in Brazil’s Federal District, to supply 133 buses of the Caio Apache model.

• Operations begin on VLT Carioca Line 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  October 26, 2019
  Passenger operations have commenced on Line 3 of the VLT Carioca, the light rail transit (LRT) system in Rio de Janeiro.