Marcopolo S.A.

Marco Polo S. A. is a Brazilian manufacturer of buses and trolley buses.

History

Founded as the Marco Polo S. A. August 6, 1949 in Caxias do Sul as a company Nicola & Cia Ltda with 8 partners and 15 employees. It was produced entirely by hand. In 1971 the company was in Marco Polo S. A. Carrocierias e Onibus renamed.

In 1978 the bus company to go public. 13 years later a branch plant for the European market will be opened in the Portuguese Coimbra, which was closed in September 2009. 1998 Marco Polo leads a minibus under the brand Volare. Meanwhile, the company has branches in Argentina, Australia, Colombia, India, Mexico and South Africa. Sold the buses in over 60 countries.

1999, the Brazilian bus manufacturer CIFERAL was bought.

The Marco Polo S. A. is the leading bus manufacturer in South America and was already the market leader before the biggest competitor Busscar Ônibus SA Was forced to declare bankruptcy in 2010.

The company produces up to the engines and chassis, which are sourced from Scania and Volvo, the buses themselves, ie in particular, the entire superstructure and the interiors.

Subsidiaries

• MVC - started its activities in the automotive industry and gradually expanded its productions in the fields of plastic, light, and other infrastructure.
• Moneo - Financial Services of Marco Polo.

Products

The most famous product is the double-decker Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD. It is one of the most common and best-known bus models in South America. It is often so used on long-distance routes on the Panamericana. The Marco Polo Paradiso 1800 DD is normally produced as a three-axle version. For mountain roads it's there but also with four axes. The second front axle provides better traction on steep routes. This double decker bus is to acquire with different outfits. Many South American bus companies provide it for nighttime overland trips over long distances on a bus with high comfort. He is then, inter alia, equipped with two restrooms, kitchen and convertible to full horizontal surface reclining seats. The double-decker bus then has only 9 seats in the lower deck and 40 seats in the upper deck ( sleeper seats ). TV for the onboard entertainment are standard on both decks, as naturally efficient air- conditioning and heating. Marco Polo offers for this bus and high- tech equipment such as emergency brake assist with Active Brake Assist ( ABA) and Adaptive Cruise Control ( ACC ), ie Adaptive cruise control on radar base. Also a GPS monitoring is offered.

Coach

• Ideal 770
• Allegro
• Andare class
• Viaggio series
• Paradiso series
• Multego

City ​​buses

• Viale series
• Torino
• Boxer

Midibus

• Ideal 600
• Senior
• Temple

Minibus

• Fratello
• Listo
• Vicino