RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Mercedes Benz said on Tuesday, March 23rd, it will suspend truck production in Brazil, its second largest market, from March 26 until April 5, due to the country’s worsening COVID-19 pandemic.
The announcement follows truckmaker Volvo AB’s decision to partially suspend truck production in Brazil, blaming both the pandemic and a lack of semiconductors that has impacted vehicle manufacturing worldwide.