The current concessions expired in 2008 and have been regularly extended since then. “The momentary drop in inter-city bus demand is basically due to the bidding for inter-State lines, scheduled for the end of May 2014. In contrast, demand for medium and long-distance inter-city buses has shrunk since the beginning of October. The charter and tourism segments continue to be strong, as does the demand for mini buses, spurred on by the Federal Government’s ‘Road to School’ program and the large influx of tourists expected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,” notes the Executive. “Brazilian production for the domestic market grew 22.6% in relation to the third quarter of 2012. It produced 15,858 units during January-September as opposed to 14,367 units for the same period in 2012, with consolidated net revenue of R$ 2.737 billion.Īccording to the General Director of Marcopolo, José Rubens de la Rosa, the company’s performance during the year was boosted by the production volume attained during July-September, the best quarter of the year for the bus sector in Brazil. has maintained its expected performance and pace in 2013, posting 10.4 per cent growth in bus body production worldwide. The Marcopolo fleet consists meanwhile in 180 buses.Marcopolo S.A. Since 2012, all city buses for Guatemala City have been supplied exclusively by Marcopolo.
It goes without saying that the articulated BRT buses have air conditioning systems in a country with a climate like Guatemala … Cameras not only record, but also offer the possibility of playing back what they have recorded. The new buses for Guatemala City have some features which are totally unusual for European buses: the buses do not only offer Wifi, but also an audio system with the option of playing DVD’s. There are also two corresponding displays in the interior of the bus. There is also a side display and one in the rear. There are two destination displays on the front of the bus – a large one as usual above the windscreen, a smaller one at eye level of the waiting passengers behind the windscreen. Twelve of the seats on the bus are specially designed for passengers with reduced mobility. And this corresponds to the fact that there are two special parking spaces for wheelchairs inside the car. There are ramps on two doors that make it easier to enter with wheelchairs. Rear view of the Viale Articulado BRT with left-handside doors I © Marcopolo The articulated buses have four doors on the right-hand side and three on the left-hand side – because there are also central platforms in the BRT network. But that is not a problem, because passengers are boarding the BRT buses from “elevated platforms”.
Due to the underfloor mid-engine, the buses are high-floor. The new Volvo / Marcopolo buses are intended for use on the city’s BRT routes (BRT = Bus Rapid Transit), a “bus express” on its own routes. From a European perspective, it is not state-of-the-art, but still an enormous advance for a developing country like Guatemala.
The Volvo engine in the cars for Guatemala complies with the Euro 5 pollutant standard. They are based on the Volvo B 340 M chassis, with the “M” standing for an underfloor mid-engine in the front section. The articulated buses are 20 meters long and can carry 180 passengers. As early as September, 20 vehicles of its BRT type “Viale Articulado BRT” will be delivered to TransMetro, the Guatemala City transport company. Marcopolo delivers a total of 20 Viale Articulado BRT buses to Guatemala City I © Marcopoloīrazilian bus builder Marcopolo reports that it has received a major export order from Guatemala City, the capital of the Central American state of Guatemala.
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