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Marcopolo S.A.

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Type
  
Sociedade Anônima

Founded
  
1949

Revenue
  
1.6 billion USD (2013)

Industry
  
Automotive

Founder
  
Paulo Bellini

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Traded as
  
BM&F Bovespa: POMO3, POMO4

Area served
  
the Americas, Western Europe, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand

Key people
  
Paulo Bellini, (Chairman) Jose Rubens De La Rosa, (CEO)

Stock price
  
POMO4 (BVMF) R$ 2.76 +0.05 (+1.85%)20 Mar, 5:10 PM GMT-3 - Disclaimer

CEO
  
Francisco Gomes Neto (3 Aug 2015–)

Headquarters
  
Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Marcopolo S.A. (BM&F Bovespa:Marcopolo) is a Brazilian bus and coach 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.

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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. Marcopolo closed its plant in Portugal in September 2009.

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History

Marcopolo was founded as Nicola & Cia Ltd, 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.

Brand names

  • Marcopolo
  • 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
  • Tata Marcopolo Bus (Joint venture with Tata Motors in India)
  • 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

  • Ideale 770
  • Allegro
  • Andare Class
  • Viaggio series
  • Paradiso series
  • Multego
  • City bus

  • Viale series
  • Torino
  • Boxer
  • Midibus

  • Ideale 600
  • Senior
  • Temple only in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A.
  • Minibus

  • Fratello
  • Listo only in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A.
  • Vicino
  • Rival manufacturers

  • Ayats
  • Busscar
  • Irizar
  • Tata Hispano
  • LP Jaya
  • Noge
  • Plaxton
  • Setra
  • Neoplan
  • Van Hool
  • VDL Bova
  • VDL Berkhof
  • VDL Jonckheere
  • References

    Marcopolo S.A. Wikipedia