Marcopolo S.A.
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| Sociedade Anônima | |
| Traded as | BM&F Bovespa: 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) Jose Rubens De La Rosa, (CEO) |
| Products | Intercity, Urban, Micro and Mini Buses |
| Revenue |
 US$ 1.6 billion (2013) |
 US$ 122.1 million (2013) | |
Number of employees | 20,016 |
| Subsidiaries |
Neobus Volgren New Flyer Industries (19.99%) Tata Marcopolo (49%) MVC Moneo |
| Slogan | Thinking Ahead is Creating the Future |
| Website | www.marcopolo.com.br |
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.
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 in September 2009.
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
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- Marcopolo
- Ciferal - focuses on urban operations,
- 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.
- 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
Gallery
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Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1800 DD
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Tata Marcopolo Bus in Chandigarh, India
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Venezolana de Televisión's owned coach bus parked at the foothills of Henri Pittier National Park in Maracay, Venezuela.
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Interior of a Marcopolo Unesul company bus
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Iguazu Falls National Park Bus by Marcopolo
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Marcopolo buses in ADO livery at Valladolid, Mexico
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Tata Marcopolo Bus in India
Rival manufacturers
- Ayats
- Busscar
- Irizar
- Tata Hispano
- Noge
- Plaxton
- Setra
- Neoplan
- Van Hool
- VDL Bova
- VDL Berkhof
- VDL Jonckheere
References
External links
- Marcopolo S.A. website (English)
- Buses Volare en Chile Representante Comercial Marcopolo S.A. website (Español)
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