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14 2.25 to 3.9.2019 Assessment Marcopolo tops R$ 4 billion in revenues. Roberto Hunoff | redacao@autodata.com.br C axias do Sul - The strong upturn of the internal market in 2018 was decisive to Marcopolo’s positive performance, which achieved consolidated net sales of almost R$ 4.2 billion, for an increase of 46% over 2017. Internal sales of buses increased 76.5%, meaning net sales of R$ 1.9 billion, whereas exports out of Brazil registered an increase of 36%, to R$ 1 billion 360 million. The company also recorded sales of R$ 921 million in exports, for an increase of 16.5%. To achieve these numbers the company, based in Caxias do Sul, RS, sold 15 thousand 596 units, for an increase of 48%. Out of these, 10 thousand 239 were sold in Brazil, an increase of 83%. Exports were 3 thousand 794 buses, an increase of 14.6%. Sales abroad were 2 thousand 72 units, a reduction of 6%. This was a result of a 20% reduction in volume in Mexico, to 1 thousand 20 buses, and in South Africa, of 19%, to 287 units. An uptick of 34.5%, for 542 units, was recorded in Australia. Variation was also positive at 27.5% in the performance of the Chinese operation, with 223 buses. Marcopolo produced, considering both Photo: Gelson Mello da Costa/Divulgação.