Marcopolo S.A.
Type | Sociedade Anônima |
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B3: POMO3, POMO4 | |
Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1949 |
Headquarters | Caxias do Sul, Brazil |
Area served | the Americas, Western Europe, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand |
Key people | Paulo Bellini, (Chairman) José Rubens de la Rosa, (CEO) |
Products | Intercity, Urban, Micro and Mini Buses |
Revenue | US$ 1.0 billion (2018) |
US$ 49.1 million (2018) | |
Number of employees | 20,016 |
Subsidiaries | Neobus Volgren New Flyer Industries MVC Moneo |
Website | www.marcopolo.com.br |
Marcopolo S.A. (B3: POMO3, POMO4) is a Brazilian bus and coach manufacturer founded on 6 August 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 models. Marcopolo is the largest bus car manufacturer in Latin America and the third worldwide, over half of the bus bodies in Brazil are from the company, and its coaches are exported 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. Marcopolo closed its plant in Portugal in September 2009 because of the economic recession.
History[]
Marcopolo was founded on August 6, 1949 in Caxias do Sul as Nicola & Cia Ltd,[1] 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.
In 1971 the company changed name to Marcopolo S.A. Carrocerias e Ônibus (Marcopolo S.A. Body and Bus manufacturer).
Brand names[]
- Marcopolo (joint venture with Volvo)
- Ciferal - was focused on urban operations, defunct brand.
- Volare - dedicated to the development, production and commercialization of the V5, V6, V8, W8, and W9 models of the School bus, Municipal, Tourism/Freight, Easy Access and Mobile Unit sectors.
- Neobus
- SUPERPOLO S.A.
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.
Products - Marcopolo division[]
Coach
- Allegro
- Andare Class
- GV 1000 (1988-2000)
- G6 1050 (1998-2011)
- G7 1050 (2007-2018)
- Ideale 770
- Viaggio series
- Paradiso series
- Multego
- Audace 1050
City bus
- Viale series
- Torino G4 (1982-1988)
- Torino GV (1993-1998)
- Torino G6 (1998-2007)
- Torino G7 (2007-2016)
- Boxer (joint venture with Volvo)
- Attivi (joint venture with BYD)
Midibus
- Ideale 600
- Senior
- Temple (only available in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A).
Minibus
- Fratello
- Listo (only available in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A).
- Vicino
Gallery[]
Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1800 DD
Tata Marcopolo Bus in Chandigarh, India
Venezolana de Televisión's owned coach bus parked at the foothills of Henri Pittier National Park in Maracay, Venezuela.
Interior of a Marcopolo Unesul company bus
Iguazu Falls National Park Bus by Marcopolo
Marcopolo buses in ADO livery at Valladolid, Mexico
Tata Marcopolo Bus in India
References[]
- ^ "Our History". Retrieved 2021-05-19.
External links[]
- Marcopolo S.A. website (English)
- Buses Volare en Chile Representante Comercial Marcopolo S.A. website (Español)
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- Bus manufacturers of Brazil
- Companies based in Rio Grande do Sul
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1949
- Multinational companies headquartered in Brazil
- Companies listed on B3 (stock exchange)
- Brazilian brands
- 1949 establishments in Brazil