Autolatina
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Autolatina was the name of a joint venture between Volkswagen and Ford in South America.
Four divisions Ford Argentina, Ford Brazil, Volkswagen Argentina and Volkswagen Brazil formed Autolatina in 1987.
Volkswagen had 51% of the company and Ford 49%, VW managed the Car Division and Ford the Truck Division.
This resulted in the two companies sharing badge engineered models. These included:
- Ford Verona/Volkswagen Apollo
- Ford Escort/Volkswagen Pointer
- Ford Orion/Volkswagen Logus
- VW Santana/Ford Versailles
- VW Quantum/Ford Royale
The Autolatina venture was dissolved in 1995.
[edit] Truck Division
VW Trucks & Ford Trucks were built alongside each other in Ipiranga Complex, both shared parts and platforms.
The Truck Division also exported to US rebadged trucks to the PACCAR Group, which were sold under the Kenworth and Peterbilt labels.
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More infos:
www.autolatinaclube.cjb.net
