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15 12.3 to 12.8.2018 AutoData News Agency Weekly Edition is produced by AutoData Editora Ltda . Rua Pascal, 1693 Campo Belo - São Paulo SP Brazil CEP 04719-001 Phone +55 11 5189 8900 . Translation: Allex Chies. Graphic Project/Art: Romeu Bassi Neto. Associated Team: André Barros, Bruno de Oliveira, Caio Bednarski, Leandro Alves, Márcio Stéfani. Responsible Journalist: Vicente Alessi, filho MS SJPESP 4 874. Editorial agreements: Tiempo Motor (Argentina) and Flash de Motor (Venezuela). The copying and/or distribution without previous permission are strictly forbidden. In trucks, according to Cortes, the launch of the new Delivery Family has pulled up the results, especially in lower total gross weight segments, in which the company’s portfolio is concentrated. In buses, big business with the program Caminho da Escola (Way to School) guaranteed the good performance of the Volksbus line. “This is the news I will bring to Germany in two weeks when I meet the executive board: I am convinced that one of the most serious crisis periods in the history of Brazilian industry has been overcome”. Without revealing prospects because of the impending Traton Group’s going public process (Volkswagen Group’s heavy commercial vehicle division created three months ago and which has one of its main brands in VWCO) Cortes has simply said that he is confident with the scenario that is drawn for next year: “All indicators are positive. We will maintain the route for growth”. The company’s business in the foreign market was also positive despite the crisis in Argentina, which slowed down export growth somewhat. According to Cortes, shipments of trucks, bus chassis and CKDs added together obtained a result that was 7% better than last year. “The entry of the Delivery family into new countries helped to leverage these results. Today, we are presenting the trucks in Bogotá opening a new market in Colombia.” All this positive scenario has prompted VWCO to announce a few weeks ago the opening of a second partial production shift in Resende, RJ, promoting the hiring of 350 workers. The president said that these employees are already undergoing training and should join the lines from January. Photo: Disclosure.