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ian city of Caxias do Sul, 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 seven production plants in

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, and

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. Some technology was transferred to

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in form of Tata Marcopolo Motors Ltd.

History

Marcopolo was founded on 6 August 1949 in Caxias do Sul 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 joint-venture Urban Buses, a

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strategic investment, with New Flyer.

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. * Volgren - is an Australian bodywork company owned by Marcopolo.

Products Marcopolo

*Allegro **Allegro 1993 (1993-1995) **Allegro GV (1996-1998) **Allegro 1999 (1999-2007) *Andare (1998-2000) *Andare Class (2000-2014) *Audace (2012-2021) **Audace 1050 HK (2013-2020, China) *Attivi (joint venture with BYD) **Attivi Express **Attivi Integrale *Boxer (joint venture with

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in Mexico) *Ideale **Ideale 770 (2005-2018) **Ideale 770 MT (2005-2018) **Ideale 800 (2018-Present) **Ideale 800 MT (2018-Present) **Ideale 600 (2018-Present) *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 **Senior 1983 (1983-1989) **Senion 1989 (1989-1995) **Senior GV (1995-2000) **Senior 2000 (2000-2005) **Senior 2005 (2005-2018) **Senior 2018 (2018-Present) **Senior Rodoviario 2005 (2005-2018) **Senior Rodoviario 2018 (2018-Present) **Senior Midi 2005 (2005-Present) *Temple (only available in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A). *Torino **Torino (1982-1988) **Torino LN (1989-1995) **Torino GV (1995-1998) **Torino 1999 (1998-2007) **Torino 2007 (2007-2016) **Torino 2014 (2014-Present) **Torino Express (2014-2023) **Torino S (2017-Present) *Viaggio 800 1988(1988-1993 in Brazil) *Viaggio 800 (2020-present, only for Mexico) *Viale (1998-2013) *Gran Viale (called Viale in Brazil) **Gran Viale 2004 (2004-2014) **Gran Viale LE (2004-2014) **Gran Viale Articulado (2004-2014) **Viale DD (2004-2014) **Viale DD Sunny 2003 (2003-Present) **Viale BRT (2012-Present) **Viale BRT Articulado (2013-Present) **Viale BRT Biarticulado (2013-Present) **Viale BRS (2013-Present) **Viale DD Sunny 2013 (2013-Present) **Viale Express (2023-Present) Rail *People Movers *Prosper VLT *Rail

Gallery

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with Marcopolo body 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)
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