On August 31, it was announced that BYD and Hino Motors assembled the first electric bus chassis at Hino’s plant in Cota, Colombia.
The vehicle is an 18-meter-long articulated bus that will be fitted with bodywork by Colombian companies. It is powered by BYD's Blade LFP batteries, which drive the electric motor conne

On August 9, Antonio Baltar Junior, director of Sales, Marketing and Services at Ford South America, announced during the Interlagos festival, the arrival of the Ford Performance division to Argentina.
This plan is part of the expansion strategy of the brand in South America, which includes to other countries such as

On July 16, it was announced that Renault has begun exporting its Kardian model from the Sao José dos Pinhais plant, in Brazil, to Colombia.
The vehicle is already announced on the official Renault website in Colombia, offering the model with a 3-cylinder turbo engine that generates 114 hp and 200 Nm of torque and a

On June 10, Volvo Cars announced the arrival of its EX30 model to Colombia.
The vehicle has an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery, which can be 51-kWh or 69-kWh, depending on the version chosen.
Its range is approximately 476 km and it takes around 30 minutes to charge from 10% to 80%. Its energy consump

It was announced that Hella established its new headquarters of operations for Latin America in Colombia.
The head office of the recently founded Hella Colombia Autopartes S.A.S. began operations in Bogota in January 2024 and also established a satellite office in Buenaventura to take advantage of the strategic locat

On May 11 it was announced that the Xiaomi SU7 can now be purchased in Colombia through the private importer Top Gear Col.
The vehicle can be ordered from COP 190 million for the Standard version that has a 295 hp electric motor and 400 Nm of torque. Its 73.6 kWh BYD Blade LPF battery allows it to offer 700 km of ran

On May 6, it was announced that GM will provide a benefits package to employees who will be laid off due to the closure of the plant in Colombia, a process that was stopped by the Ministry of Labor for alleged violations of the law.
The president of GM in South America commented: “We are offering a very generous reti

On May 2, it was announced that the Colombian Ministry of Labor will begin an investigation against GM for the mass dismissal of workers after the closure of its Colmotores plant in Bogotá.
This investigation will begin due to a visit to the plant by the Ministry of Labor, where they were received in a hostile manner

On May 2, it was announced that BYD is interested in a tender for electric buses for the Colombian passenger transport company, TransMilenio.
To compete in this tender, BYD has articulated and bi-articulated buses that have already been tested in the country, although BYD is willing to carry out new tests since the c

On April 30, it was announced that the head of the Colombian Chamber of Commerce, Ovidio Claros, suggested the possibility of attracting Asian assembly companies, specifically from China, Korea or Japan, to settle in the factory that GM will free.
According to Fenalco and Andi, during the first quarter of 2024, Colom

On April 26, GM Colombia announced the transformation of its business in Ecuador and Colombia, focusing on marketing and after-sales services, which implies the closure of plants in both countries, decided by GM International and GM South America.
The start of disassembly of the Colombia plant began on April 26 with

On April 14, the arrival of the 2025 MG ZS SUV to Colombia in ICE version and as one of the cheapest SUVs on the market was announced.
It has a 1.5-liter gasoline aspirated engine with 114 hp and 150 Nm of torque paired to a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission that gives traction to the front wheels.
The

On March 7 it was announced that Ford Colombia sales increased 57.1% to 759 units during February 2024 compared to the same period of last year.
The models that increased their sales during the month were Ford Bronco Sport with a 538.4% increase to 83 units; Ford Escape with 431.9% to 383 units and Ford Expedition wi

In February, GM confirmed the launch of the Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV models in 2024 in Colombia, giving this country preference over Brazil and Argentina.
The Chevrolet Blazer EV will be the first of the models to arrive in Colombia, followed by the Equinox, being the first in the region with these two prod

In November 2023, during the Bogotá Auto Show, Grupo Vardi announced that it will bring the Chinese brand Chery back to the Colombian market through an investment of more than USD 50 million.
With this investment, it is planned that Chery will be present in different areas of the country to guarantee national coverag

On November 10, the Colombian company Auteco, dedicated to developing and selling electric cars, announced its arrival in Mexico with five models and a plan to invest more than USD 100 million to create an assembly plant in the country.
A location for the plant has not yet been determined, but in order to begin opera

On September 13, BYD officially launched the Seal midsize battery electric coupe, the second model of its Ocean series, in Colombia, and announced the launch of the “BYD World” virtual showroom.
The Seal, the world’s first production model to come with the CTB (Cell to Body) technology, is based on the BYD e-Platfor

On March 15, GM’s subsidiary in Colombia held the official ceremony for the Chevrolet Joy‘s start of regular production at the GM Colmotores plant in the city of Bogotá.
The Joy, produced in both a five-door hatchback and a four-door sedan body style, is a renamed and repackaged variant of the first-generation Chevro

On March 21, Mercedes-Benz announced it has expanded bus sales to the Colombian market, exporting 53 units with the LO 916/48 chassis and OH 1526/59 chassis.
Both chassis models received bodies from Superpolo Colombia, a Marcopolo subsidiary in the region.
The LO 916/48 chassis were finished with a Senior bodywork,

On December 22, BYD announced that 1,200 units of BYD DM-i super hybrid vehicles recently arrived in Colombia from Xi’an, China.
The shipment consists of 200 units of BYD QIN PLUS DM-i and 1,000 units of SONG PLUS DM-I, an all-time high for individual export volume of DM-i hybrid vehicles from BYD, marking another s