Marcopolo S.A.

Marcopolo S.A.

A Marcopolo Gran Viale bus in Santiago de Chile
Company type	Sociedade Anônima
Traded as	B3: 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) José Rubens de la Rosa, (CEO)
Products	Intercity, Urban, Micro and Mini Buses
Revenue	US$ 1.0 billion (2018)
Net income	US$ 49.1 million (2018)
Number of employees	20,016
Subsidiaries	Neobus Volgren New Flyer Industries (19.99%) Tata Marcopolo (49%) MVC Moneo
Website	www.marcopolo.com.br

Marcopolo S.A. (B3: POMO3, POMO4) is a Brazilian bus and coach manufacturer founded on 6 August 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. Marcopolo closed its plant in Portugal in September 2009 because of the economic recession.

History

Marcopolo was founded on August 6, 1949 in Caxias do Sul 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.

In 1971 the company changed name to Marcopolo S.A. Carrocierias e onibus (Marcopolo S.A. Body and Bus manufacturer).

Brand names

Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1800 DD

Marcopolo Viale BRT

Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1050

• Marcopolo
• Ciferal - was focused on urban operations, defunct brand.
• 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.
• Neobus
• Tata Marcopolo Bus (Joint venture with Tata Motors in India)
  Tata Motors will buy the 49 percent stake held by its partner Marcopolo in the bus-making joint venture for Rs 100 crore bringing curtains to the 14-year old partnership and paving the way for a smooth exit for the Brazilian company. The deal expected to be completed by Feb 2021.The subsidiary will continue with the ‘Marcopolo’ trademark for a minimum of three years with a non-compete provision in India for a corresponding period.
• 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
• Audace 1050

City bus

• Viale series
• Torino
• Boxer (joint venture with Volvo)
• Attivi (joint venture with BYD)

Midibus

• Ideale 600
• Senior
• Temple (only available in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A).

Minibus

• Fratello
• Listo (only available in Colombia from SUPERPOLO S.A).
• Vicino

Gallery

• 
  Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1800 DD
• 
  Tata Marcopolo Bus in Chandigarh, India
• 
  Venezolana de Televisión's owned coach bus parked at the foothills of Henri Pittier National Park in Maracay, Venezuela.
• 
  Interior of a Marcopolo Unesul company bus
• 
  Iguazu Falls National Park Bus by Marcopolo
• 
  Marcopolo buses in ADO livery at Valladolid, Mexico
• 
  Tata Marcopolo Bus in India

External links

• Marcopolo S.A. website (English)
  • Marcopolo website (English)
• Buses Volare en Chile Representante Comercial Marcopolo S.A. website (Español)