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8 11.5 to 11.10.2018 Anfavea figures S ão Paulo - Truck sales keep increasing in the Brazilian domestic market, a movement that has been possible due to the good moment experienced by the sector in the heavy vehicles segment during the year. Until October, 60 thousand 673 heavy vehicles were sold in Brazil, a result that represents a 50.6% increase compared to the volume sold in the 10 months of last year. According to the balance sheet released by Anfavea onWednesday, 7, heavy vehicles sales in the accumulated of the year registered an 87.7% growth compared to the result presented in the ten months of last year There were 27 thousand 248 units sold. Mercedes- Benz leads the segment sales reaching October at the range of 7 thousand 674 units. The result recorded by the company was 93.6% higher than sales in the same period of 2017. Volvo registered the second best trading performance until October, with 7 thousand155 heavy trucks sold in the period, increase of 91%. About Scania, the company sold 6 thousand 134 units in the first six months of the year, 54% increase. Sales of semi-heavy trucks totaled 14 thousand 383 units in October, which in practice represents a 36.5% increase compared to the result obtained by the sector in the ten months of 2017. The third category with the highest number of units sold was the segment of light trucks, which had an increase of 5.2% from January to October last year, totaling 9 thousand 627 units. Buses - 12 thousand 159 units was the number of sold buses in Brazil this year, which represents a 28.7% increase compared to the ten months of 2017. In October, 1 thousand 676 units were registered. According to Anfavea, the sales of city buses have sustained the positive commercial performance of the segment. Sales of trucks and buses kept increasing in October Bruno de Oliveira | bruno@autodata.com.br Disclosure.