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6 12.3 to 12.8.2018 Anfavea figures 120 thousand units for the year. Anfavea considers the production of buses in the projection, which until October was of 27 thousand 440 units, so that the combined volume exceeds the stipulated amount for the year. During the year, the monthly production level was around 9 thousand units, a volume that was repeated in November, according to Anfavea: 9 thousand 985 units, 22.3% more than the production registered in November 2017. According to its president, Antonio Megale, what keeps the factories more occupied than in the recent crisis years is the heated domestic demand: “The domestic market has been giving positive responses in order to compensate for what has not been exported to Argentina, for example. Companies are now preparing for next year’s harvest and this is expected to boost sales”. Heavy trucks, which have their main customers in agribusiness have sustained production, Megale said. Up to November, 44 thousand 907 units were produced, representing a 51.8% increase compared to the first eleven months of last year. The production of light heavy vehicles reached 26 thousand 247 units, up 19%, and the light segment registered 19 thousand 161 units, increase of 22.5%. Production of trucks exceeds heavy vehicles’ target Bruno de Oliveira | bruno@autodata.com.br Disclosure. S ão Paulo - The production of trucks continues in a growth pace to follow the domestic market demands. Up to November, 98 thousand and 97 units were produced, 29.7% more than registered in the same period last year, according to data from Anfavea’s balance sheet released on Thursday, 6. With this volume, the industry exceeded the level of production that projected