Marcopolo S.A.
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| Type | Sociedade Anônima |
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| Traded as | BM&F Bovespa: POMO3, POMO4 |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Caxias do Sul, Brazil |
| Key people | Paulo Bellini, (Chairman) Jose Rubens De La Rosa, (CEO) |
| Products | Intercity, Urban, Micro and Mini Buses |
| Revenue |  US$ 2.0 billion (2011) |
| Net income | US$ 193.4 million (2011) |
| Employees | 20.016 |
| Subsidiaries | Volgren |
| Website | www.marcopolo.com.br |
Marcopolo S.A. (BM&F Bovespa:POMO3, POMO4) is a Brazilian bus manufacturer founded on August 6, 1949, in the southern Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul. The company manufactures the bodies for a whole range of coaches, e.g. microbus, intercity and touring coach. Marcopolo produces over half of the bus bodies made in Brazil and exports its coaches to more than 60 countries.
Currently Marcopolo has four plants in Brazil and plants in Argentina, Australia, Colombia, India, Mexico, and South Africa, in addition to the technology that will be transferred to China. Recently it announced a joint-venture with Tata Motors to enter the Indian market.[1] Marcopolo closed its plant in Portugal on September 2009.
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[edit] History
Marcopolo was founded as Nicola & Cia Ltda, a company then having 8 partners and 15 employees. The production was entirely handmade.
In 1953, Marcopolo starts the production of the first steel structures.
[edit] Brand names
- Marcopolo
- Ciferal - focuses on urban operations,
- Volare - dedicated to the development, production and commercialization of the V5, V6, V8, W8, and W9 models of the Schoolbus, Municipal, Tourism/Freight, Easy Access and Mobile Unit sectors.
- Tata Marcopolo Bus (used only in India)
[edit] Subsidiaries
- MVC - which started its activities operating in the automotive industry and gradually broadened its operations, introducing its plastic products to the light industry and infra-structure markets, etc.
- Moneo - the financial service unit of Marcopolo.
- Volgren - is an Australian bodywork company owned by Marcopolo.
[edit] Products - Marcopolo division
Coach
- Ideale 770
- Allegro
- Andare Class
- Viaggio series
- Paradiso series
- Multego
City bus
- Viale series
- Torino
- Boxer
Midibus
- Ideale 600
- Senior
- Temple
Minibus
- Fratello
- Listo
- Vicino
[edit] Gallery
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Venezolana de Televisión's owned coach bus parked at the foothills of Henri Pittier National Park in Maracay, Venezuela.
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Interior of a Marcopolo Unesul company bus
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Iguazu Falls National Park Bus by Marcopolo
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Marcopolo buses in ADO livery at Valladolid, Mexico
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Tata Marcopolo Bus in India
[edit] Rival manufacturers
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Marcopolo S.A. website (English)
- Buses Volare en Chile Representante Comercial Marcopolo S.A. website (Español)
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