Marcopolo S.A.

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Marcopolo S.A.

Type	Public (Bovespa:POMO3 / POMO4)
Founded	1949
Headquarters	Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Key people	Paulo Bellini, President & CEO
Industry	Automotive
Products	Intercity, Urban, Micro and Mini Buses
Revenue	744.3 million USD (2005)
Employees	10,556 (2005)
Website	www.marcopolo.com.br

Marcopolo S.A. is a 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, Colombia, Mexico, Portugal 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].

1 History
2 Brand names
3 Subsidiaries
4 Products - Marcopolo division
5 Photos of Marcopolo buses
6 Rival manufacturers
7 External links

[edit] History

Marcopolo was founded as Nicola & Cia Ltda, a company then comprised of 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
Volare

[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.