MARCOPOLO BEGINS DELIVERY OF 45 100% ELECTRIC ATTIVI BUSES PRODUCED IN MEXICO
- Supply strengthens the brand's global Electromobility strategy
- This is the second 100% electric model produced by the company in the country, after the Torino
Monterrey, Mexico, September 30, 2024 - Marcopolo Mexico delivered the first 100% electric Attivi bus out of a total of 45 vehicles that will be supplied for public city transport in the city of Monterrey, in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. The handover ceremony took place at the Government Palace of Nuevo León and was attended by Governor Samuel García.
"Actively participating in actions for the decarbonization of transport around the world demonstrates Marcopolo's leading role in the search for sustainable and efficient mobility. We already produce and supply vehicles powered by renewable and sustainable fuels in several countries, such as Brazil, Australia, Chile, China and Uruguay, among others”, says André Armaganijan, CEO of Marcopolo.
The Marcopolo Attivi bus is one of the most modern in existence and the first fully produced in that country. The vehicles will be used in the Metrorrey transit system, which will promote a mobility plan to transform public transport in the Mexican city.
The 45 Marcopolo Attivi buses that will be supplied have a low-floor Yutong chassis 13 meters long and have an air conditioning system, a security monitoring camera and an access ramp for total accessibility.
About Marcopolo
Founded 75 years ago in Caxias do Sul (RS), Marcopolo is a leading bus body manufacturer in Brazil and is consistently ranked among the world’s largest manufacturers. The company is committed to the future of mobility, attentive to the development of new modes of transport, in addition to continuously investing in improvement, technology, design and expansion, producing solutions that contribute to the development of collective passenger transport. With factories on five continents, the vehicles produced by the company drive on the roads of over 140 countries.
Image credit: Disclosure Marcopolo Mexico
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