Agrale, previously called AGRISA, is a Brazilian
vehicle
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manufacturer. Established in 1962, it is based in
Caxias do Sul
Caxias do Sul (), is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. It was established by Italian immigrants on June 20, 1890. Today it is the second largest city in the state of Rio Gr ...
in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
. Agrale manufactures
tractor
A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most common ...
s,
commercial vehicle
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s,
military vehicle
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s,
bus
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, chassis and engines. Tractors include both self-developed models, and ones based on
Zetor
Zetor (since January 1, 2007, officially Zetor Tractors a.s.) is a Czech agricultural machinery manufacturer. It was founded in 1946. The company is based in Brno, Czech Republic. Since June 29, 2002, the only shareholder has been a Slovak co ...
designs. The company's current model line-up consists of pick-up trucks and the
Marruá SUV. Agrale no longer produces motorcycles or scooters.
Agrale subsidiary "Lintec" produces generators, diesel water pumps, engines, rotary cutters (weed wackers) and materials handling equipment.
History
The company was originally called AGRISA (Indústria Gaúcha de Implementos Agrícolas SA), and built AGRISA-Bungartz tractors under license of the
German
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**Ger ...
-based
Bungartz company. Later alliances included
Deutz-Fahr
Deutz-Fahr () is a German agricultural machinery manufacturer. It was established in 1968 after the acquisition of the majority of share capital in FAHR, a leading company already producing agricultural equipment in the previous century, b ...
, when they built some tractors and trucks under the
Agrale-Deutz name, and later with
Zetor
Zetor (since January 1, 2007, officially Zetor Tractors a.s.) is a Czech agricultural machinery manufacturer. It was founded in 1946. The company is based in Brno, Czech Republic. Since June 29, 2002, the only shareholder has been a Slovak co ...
. AGRALE is now a part of the Francisco Stedile Group, which includes the
Lavrale,
Fazenda Três Rios
A ''fazenda'' () is a plantation found throughout Brazil during the colonial period (16th - 18th centuries). They were concentrated primarily in the northeastern region, where sugar was produced in the ''engenhos'', expanding during the 19th ...
,
Germani Foods
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and
Yanmar
is a Japanese diesel engine, Heavy equipment, heavy machinery and agricultural machinery manufacturer founded in Osaka, Japan in 1912. Yanmar manufactures and sells engines used in a wide range of applications, including seagoing vessels, pleasu ...
-Agritech Tractors companies.
Agrale produced about 5000 buses in 2004
Since 2008, the brand FNM,
Fábrica Nacional de Motores
Fábrica Nacional de Motores (FNM) was a Brazilian manufacturer of engines and motor vehicles based in the Xerém district of Duque de Caxias near Rio de Janeiro that operated between 1942 and 1988. In 2018, the manufacturer was refounded, changi ...
, was bought from a group in Rio de Janeiro, from INPI, and resurged as an Electric Delivery Truck called ''Fábrica Nacional de Modalidades'' with Joint-Venture Production at Agrale Caxias Do Sul Factory. The first Prototype was finished in December 2020.
Products
The most traditional segment of activity Agrale is the manufacture of small tractors with power from 14.7 hp, intended mainly for use in the vineyards of the wine region of Rio Grande do Sul, near the company headquarters. Today the tractors are offered with power ratings up to 140 hp and offers up to 9.2 tonne trucks, diesel stationary and bus chassis, a segment in which it is acting with more emphasis.
Tractors
* 400 Series - The first tractors were produced by Agrale models 415, 416 and 420. The 420 model 4100 gave rise to the following series, being produced until the present day with several changes, mostly cosmetic.
* 4000 Series - The 4000 series was composed by the models 4100, 4200 and 4300. Currently, the 4100 remains in production with models 4118, 4230, 4240, featuring versions 4X2, 4X4 and industrial, the latter with an optional natural gas engine. Also part of the line, tractors load model derived from 4230.4 (4x4 version of the model 4230).
* 5000 Series
* 6000 Series - It consists of three models with 4x4 traction:
** BX6110 - equipped with a turbocharged
MWM TD229 EC4, 77 kW (105 hp) 4-cylinder engine
** BX6150 - equipped with, turbocharged MWM TD229 EC6, 103 kW (140 hp) 6-cylinder engine.
** BX6180 - equipped with a turbocharged MWM TD229 EC6, 126 kW (168 hp) 6-cylinder engine.
* Series BX - produced from the 1990s and led to the current 5000 and 6000.
Trucks
The first trucks were models TX-1100 TX-1200 and TX-1600, equipped with MWM 229.3 of three cylinders, or Agrale M-790 twin-cylinder. The trucks were also manufactured in alcohol and gasoline versions, using the four-cylinder engine GM Opal. Agrale currently produces trucks ranging from 6000 to its PBT 20000 kg, most recently with the CA13000 6x2. Agrale uses
fiberglass
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cabs, ensuring strength, durability, thermal and acoustic insulation, many times that of steel cabs.
Current models are:
*
Euro III
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standard (all 4x2)
** Agrale 6000
** Agrale 8500
** Agrale 8500 CD
** Agrale 8500 CE (4.08)
** Agrale 8500 CE (4.12)
** Agrale 9200 CE
** Agrale 13000
** Agrale 13000 6X2
* A Line
** Agrale A8700
** Agrale A10000
* Line LX
** Agrale 8700 LX
** Agrale 10000 LX
** Agrale 14000 LX
* Line S
** Agrale 8700 S
** Agrale 10000 S
** Agrale 8700 TR
** Agrale 14000 S
** Agrale 14000 S 6x2
*FNM 832 E & FNM 833 E
Utilities
Agrale produces the
Marruá 4x4
Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case ...
Utility vehicle
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Types of utility vehicles
Military light u ...
in both a
Jeep
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like versions, a
pickup truck
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, and as a
chassis cab
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Instead of supplying the customer with a factory pre-assembled flatbed, cargo container, or other eq ...
. Current models include:
Military versions
* Military ''Viatura de Transporte Não Especializada'' (Non-Specialised Transport, VTNE) 4x4's meeting Euro III standards
** Agrale Marruá AM2 VTNE ½ Ton (four person two door jeep-like vehicle)
** Agrale Marruá AM11/AM11 REC/VTNE/VTL REC (four person four door jeep-like vehicle)
** Agrale Marruá AM21 - VTNE ¾ Ton (eight person two door pick-up vehicle)
** Agrale Marruá AM23 - VTNE ¾ Ton
** Agrale Marruá AM23 CC/CDCC - VTNE ¾ Ton (Chassis cab-container carrier)
** Agrale Marruá AM31 - VTNE 1½ Ton (with dual wheel wheels)
** Agrale Marruá AM41 - VTNE 2½ Ton
Civil versions
* Civil 4x4's meeting
Euro V
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standards
** Agrale Marruá AM200 G2 - Double Cab Pickup
** Agrale Marruá AM200 G2 - Single Cab Pickup
** Agrale Marruá AM300 G2 - Chassis cab
Former civil models
* Agrale Marruá AM50 - civil version of the Agrale Marruá AM2 VTNE
* Agrale Marruá AM100 - Agrale Marruá AM11/AM11 REC/VTNE/VTL REC based Single Cab Pickup
* Agrale Marruá AM150 - Agrale Marruá AM11/AM11 REC/VTNE/VTL REC based Double Cab Pickup/Chassis cab
Bus chassis
Agrale now offers a competent security and comfort, therefore, developed a wide range of chassis and Rear Engine Advanced, low-floor (low entry) or semi-low which ensures greater accessibility for people with reduced mobility.
Chassis Micro Bus
* Agrale 1800
* MA 5.5 T
* MA 7.5
* MA 7.9
* MA 8.5
* MA 8.5 T
* MA 8.5 super
* MA 8.7 Euro V
* MA 9.2
* MA 9.2 Euro V
* MA 9.2 Green E-tronic
* MA 10.0
* MA 10.0 Euro V
Chassis for buses and midi
* MA 12.0
* MA 12.0 Euro V
* MA 15.0
* MA 15.0 Euro V
* MA 17.0 Euro V
* MT LE 12.0
* MT 12.0 Euro V LE
* MT 12.0 SB
* MT 15.0 Buggy
* MT LE 15.0
* MT 15.0 Euro V LE
* MT 15.0 SB
Engines
Through its subsidiary Lintec, also in Caxias do Sul, Agrale manufactures engines and power equipment (water pumps, lawn mowers and generators), with wide range of power. Lintec also sells
Ruggerini and
Lombardini engines alongside its own Agrale brand (790 m, m795w, etc.), water or air cooled, and Lintec (LD 1500, LD 2500, etc.) water cooled.
Assembler
Agrale also assembled
International truck
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s, a brand acquired by NC2 Group brand. Agrale currently assembles heavy and light Internationals, a partnership that began in 1998 trucks and ended in 2013 with 43,000 units produced, which was mounted the first truck
International 4700 brand.
Former Products
Tractors
*Agrale BX 6180
*Agrale BX 6150
*Agrale BX 6110
*Agrale 7215
*Agrale 575.4
*Agrale 575.4 Compact
*Agrale 5105.4
*Agrale 5105
Trucks
*Agrale 6000
*Agrale 8500
*Agrale 9200
*Agrale 13000
*Agrale A8700
*Agrale A10000
Buses
*Agrale 8.5
*Agrale MA 12.0
*Agrale MA 15.0
*Agrale MT 12.0 SB
*Agrale MT 15.0 LE
*Agrale MT 17.0 LE
Motorcycles
Agrale manufactured over 400,000 motorcycles from 1984 and 1997. The models were: Agrale SXT, SST, Elefant, Dakar, Explorer, and Elefantre. Agrale motorcycles were based on
Cagiva
Cagiva is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in 1950 by Giovanni Castiglioni in Varese, originally producing small metal components. Giovanni's sons, Claudio and Gianfranco Castiglioni, went into the motorcycle industry in 1978. ...
models.
Agrale in Argentina
In 2007 in Argentina, it is declared an automotive terminal by the National Government and at the same time it acquires an industrial plant on the National Route Nº5 in the
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...
city of
Mercedes, becoming the first productive pole outside of Caxias do Sul (Brazil). The total investment reached eleven and a half million dollars, allocated to equipment and conditioning of the facilities. The total property has 200,000 square meters, of which 9,098 are covered.
From there, he began his productive activities in October 2008 with the production of his first chassis for a 12-ton bus with a rear engine. The production was diversified in January 2009 with the production of a bus chassis with front engine, later another 17-ton bus chassis, in June it produced the light truck 7500 and in July the first minibus.
In addition to this line, Agrale Argentina developed a prototype locally for both urban and medium-distance transport. In May 2009, the plant obtained the ISO Quality Certification. In mid-2009 the company had invested more than 12 million dollars in our country, employing 56 people directly between their productive and administrative activities.
In October 2009, the then governor Scioli completed the official presentation of the Industrial Plant Mercedes of the firm Agrale Argentina SA in National Route No. 5 at the height of kilometer 89.
After finishing 2015, it recorded a record in its local production (more than 1300 units) in its Mercedes plant installed more than 10 years ago in the province of Buenos Aires and with a record also in its turnover in sales, Agrale Argentina, manufacturer of trucks, buses and tractors.
See also
*
List of trucks
This is an incomplete list of trucks currently in production and discontinued trucks (as of 2014). This list doesn't include pickup trucks, nor trucks used only in militaries. Some images provided below may show the outdated model.
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References
External links
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