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Brazil
• Area: 8,547,404 km2
• Population: 195 million (2010 estimate)
• Capital: Brasilia with 2.5 million inhabitants (2010 estimate)
• Other big cities (2010 estimates): São Paulo (10.4),
Rio de Janeiro (6.3), Salvador de Bahia (3.0) and Fortaleza (2.6)
• GDP per capita: USD 10,471 (2010)
Volvo Group in Brazil
• Number of employees: 4,546
• Production: Curitiba (trucks and buses) and
Pederneiras (construction equipment)
• Net sales: SEK 26,056 M, 8% of Group sales
• Best employer 2011
up to 5% compared to vehicles
with manual equipment. Besides,
it provides more durability to the clutch,
less tire wear, and increases the comfort and safety levels
for the driver.
With the 11-liter engine nationalization, the Curitiba
Volvo factory increases its portfolio of locally manufactured
products. The engines line is flexible and now both 13-liter
and 11-liter engines are manufactured in the country.
Best employer in Brazil
For the second time, Volvo do Brasil was chosen as the
best employer in Brazil. The survey is conducted by the
Você S/A and Exame magazines and comprises 504
companies in different sectors. It ranks the best 150
employers in Brazil. Volvo do Brasil has 3,900 employees
and headquarters in Curitiba and it has always been
ranked in the top ten. In the 2011 survey, Volvo do Brasil
obtained excellent results in all categories.
Volvo CE moves ahead
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) moves ahead
in Brazil. In accordance with the strategy to support the
development in growth economies, the factory in Peder-
neiras has started to manufacture three excavator models.
Volvo CE has also introduced its Chinese brand SDLG
with great success in Brazil. The machines are imported
from China and reach new customer segments where
Volvo CE has had a hard time
competing in the past.
Surverys show that as
many as 90% of SDLG
customers have pre-
viously not been in contact with the Volvo Group regarding
construction equipment.
Largest contract for hybrid buses
In July 2011, Volvo Buses received its largest hybrid bus
order thus far. The city of Curitiba in Brazil ordered 60
buses that generate up to 35% less fuel consumption.
“Several of the largest cities in Brazil and the rest of
South America tested a Volvo 7700 Hybrid in 2010 and
at the beginning of this year,” says Luis Carlos Pimenta,
head of Volvo Buses in Latin America. “The tests were
very successful and contributed to this first order, which
we believe will be followed by additional orders from other
cities.”
Consequently, Volvo Buses has decided to commence
manufacturing hybrid buses in Curitiba. It will involve the
same hybrid technology used in Volvo’s hybrid buses and
trucks in Europe and which is currently the world’s most
efficient for heavy vehicles.
Volvo Group net sales in Brazil
SEK bn
00 11
26.1
3.6
I-SHIFT
2323