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87 AutoData | October 2018 on the heavy-duty segment, exactly where Scania operates. The executive sees good odds for growth to continue, but still considers that it is still early to stablish an index. Regarding buses, Scania bets on good growth this year, mainly regarding coach buses, around 60%. Since the city buses (of larger volume) will grow less, the segment should evolve close to 20%, on average. Expectation is also positive for 2019, but again still without a defined number either. Closing 2018 Closing 2019 Total market 50 thousand (Above 16 T) Total market Increase of 10% Market company Increase of 60% Market company Increase of 10% GDP 1,40% GDP 2% 1 US$ = R$ 3,90 1 US$ = R$ 3,90 Selic (interest rate) 6,50% Selic (interest rate) 8% Inflation 4,10% Inflation 4,20% To meet deliveries of the new PGR trucks, Scania is accelerating its production: the company opened a second shift, 170 new employees, Podgoski recalls: “We haven’t operated in two shifts since 2013”. Of the R$ 2.6 billion from the investment plan for the period 2016- 2020, R$ 1.5 billion has already been consumed - the new NGR line will start to be produced in the beginning of 2019 and, until then, the pace will be of 100 units/day. We know that Brazil is going through a troubled moment, but we have full confidence that this will pass. Henrik Henrikson