Marcopolo S.A. () is a Brazilian bus, coach and

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manufacturer, founded on 6 August 1949 in the southern

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ian city of

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, state of

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. The company manufactures the bodies for a whole range of coaches, e.g. microbus, intercity, and touring models. It is the largest bus car manufacturer in

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and the third worldwide, over half of the bus bodies in

are from the company, and its coaches were exported to 100 countries. They have six plants in

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, France, Italy,

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and

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. Some technology was transferred to India's

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in form of

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company.

History

Marcopolo was founded on August 6, 1949 in

as Nicola & Cia Ltd., production was entirely handmade, a company then having 8 partners and 15 employees. In 1953, Marcopolo starts the production of the first steel structures. In 1971, the company changed name to ''Marcopolo S.A. Carrocerias e Ônibus'' (Marcopolo S.A. Body and Bus manufacturer). In 2013, made a

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Urban Buses, a C$116 million strategic investment, with

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Brand names

* Ciferal - was focused on urban operations, defunct brand * Marcopolo, Paradiso G8 * Marcopolo Rail * Volare - dedicated to the development, production and commercialization of the Access, Attack & Fly models of the Ambulance, Fire Department, Easy Access, Mobile Unit sectors, Municipal, Police

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and Tourism * Neobus - Thunder & Thunder Midi (Countryside School Buses) * 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. *

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- is an Australian bodywork company owned by Marcopolo.

Products Marcopolo

*Allegro *Andare Class *Attivi, (joint venture with BYD) *Boxer (joint venture with

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) *Ideale *Listo (only available in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A). *Multego *Paradiso G7 & G8 series, DD, 1800, 1600, 1350, 1200, 1050, 900 **GV 1000 (1988-2000) **G6 1050 (1998-2011) *Senior *Temple (only available in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A). *Torino **Torino G4 (1982-1988) **Torino GV (1993-1998) **Torino G6 (1998-2007) **Torino G7 (2007-2016) *Viaggio 800 *Viale Rail *People Movers *Prosper VLT *Rail

Gallery

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's owned coach bus parked at the foothills of Henri Pittier National Park in

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References

External links

Marcopolo S.A. website (English)Marcopolo website (English)Buses Volare en Chile Representante Comercial Marcopolo S.A. website (Español)
{{South American bus builders Bus manufacturers of Brazil Companies based in Rio Grande do Sul Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1949 Multinational companies headquartered in Brazil Companies listed on B3 (stock exchange) Brazilian brands 1949 establishments in Brazil