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8 S ão Paulo – Production of bus chassis closed the first quarter with 6 thousand 116 units, according to data published by Anfavea on Thursday 4. This volume represents a reduction of 11.2% in comparison to the volume produced by the installed lines last year. Breaking it down by segment, the production of road- bound bus chassis was 1 thousand 278 thousand units, a reduction of 19%. Production of chassis for urban buses, in turn, was 4 thousand 838 units, a fall of 8.7%. Licensing of buses in the first quarter of this year reached 4 thousand 680 units, for an increase of 70% over last year. According to Marco Saltini, vice president of Anfavea, this increase occurred as a result of sales to the government, especially for the Heading for the School program. Plants reduce the pace in the bus lines ASSESSMENT FROM ANFAVEA By Bruno de Oliveira Production of chassis in the first quarter of this year was lower in comparison to the first quarter of 2018 Photo: Publicity