Agrale

Agrale is a Brazilian manufacturer of commercial vehicles.

History

The company was founded in 1962 under the name Indústria de Gaúcha Implementos Agrícolas SA - AgriSA founded to produce two-wheel small tractors. 1965 took over the Francisco Stedile Group to the majority of shares AgriSA, renamed the company AGRALE and relocated the company headquarters to Caxias do Sul. Developed in 1968 AGRALE a four-wheeled small tractor and produced one and two-cylinder diesel engines. The first trucks AGRALE TX1100 was developed in 1982. In 1983 the company a technical and economic cooperation with the Italian company Cagiva, after the company had Alpina SA, a Brazilian moped manufacturer acquired. The production of mopeds and motorcycles began later she was moved to Manaus. 1988 AGRALE signed an agreement with the German company Kloeckner Humboldt Deutz and began the production of heavy tractors in Brazil and trucks in Argentina.

With the Czech tractor manufacturer Zetor 1997 agreements have been concluded with the aim to produce medium heavy tractors. In the same year was closed to mount their truck with the U.S. truck maker Navistar International, an agreement, which began in 1998. Another contract for the supply of chassis for the bus model Volare was also based in Caxias do Sul bus manufacturer Marcopolo SA closed. AGRALE 2002, the production of bus chassis to a new plant in Colombia and presented the van Agrale Furgovan. Since 2003, the company works with the company Lombardi, one of the world's largest manufacturer of diesel engines. Agrale distributes and services products Lombardini in Brazil. 2004 SUV AGRALE Marrua 4x4 was presented. In 2006, AGRALE motorcycle production in Manaus and announced the collaboration with the Italian MV Agusta Group.