| Type | Sociedade Anônima |
|---|---|
| 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$ 1.8 Billion (2010) |
| Net income | US$ 175.9 Million (2010) |
| Employees | 18,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Volgren |
| Website | www.marcopolo.com.br |
Marcopolo S.A. (BM&F Bovespa:POMO3, POMO4) 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, 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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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.
Coach
City bus
Midibus
Minibus