Marcopolo
Marcopolo S.A. is a Brazilian bus, coach and rail 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 models. It is the largest bus car manufacturer in Latin America and the third worldwide, over half of the bus bodies in Brazil are from the company, and its coaches were exported to 100 countries.
Also recorded as Marcopolo Sociedade Anônima · Marcopolo S.A. · Nicola & Cia
Marcopolo

Franco Ferrari · CC BY 3.0
- Name
- Marcopolo S.A.
- Founded
- 1949.
- Headquarters
- Caxias do Sul.
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Marcopolo S.A. is a Brazilian bus, coach and rail 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 models. It is the largest bus car manufacturer in Latin America and the third worldwide, over half of the bus bodies in Brazil are from the company, and its coaches were exported to 100 countries.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Marcopolo. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q1848996 · wikipedia · Marcopolo S.A.
In this article
Overview
Overview
They have seven production plants in Brazil, Argentina, China, Mexico, Colombia, Australia and South Africa. Some technology was transferred to India's Tata Motors in form of Tata Marcopolo Motors Ltd.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Marcopolo S.A. • Type — Public • Hq Location — Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil • Num Employees — 20,016 • Industry — Automotive • Products — Intercity, Urban, Micro and Mini Buses & Rail • Revenue — US$ 1.62 billion (2024) • Net Income — US$ 226.4 million (2024) • Subsidiaries — * Fundação Marcopolo • Marcopolo Next • Marcopolo Parts • Marcopolo Rail • Moneo • MVC • Neobus • Volare • Volgren • NFI Group (10.8%) • Website — https: www.marcopolo.com.br/en
History
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 million strategic investment, with New Flyer.
Chairmen
Chairmen
• Eight Founders (including Paulo Bellini, Dorval Antonio Mattana, and Valentino Nicola) (1949–1969) • Paulo Bellini (1969–2012) • Mauro Bellini (2012–present)
Chief executive officers
Chief executive officers
• José Rubens de la Rosa (2000–2015) • Francisco Gomes Neto (2015–2019) • James Bellini (2019–2023) • André Armaganijan (2023–present)
Brand names
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 School bus and Tourism • Neobus - Thunder & Thunder Midi (Countryside School Buses) • SUPERPOLO S.A.
Subsidiaries
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.
Buses (include coaches)
Buses (include coaches)
• 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 Mercedes-Benz 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 vehicles
Rail vehicles
• People Movers • Prosper VLT • Rail
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1800 DD • Illustration — Tata Marcopolo Bus in Chandigarh, India • Illustration — Venezolana de Televisión's owned coach bus parked at the foothills of Henri Pittier National Park in Maracay, Venezuela. • Illustration — Marcopolo Viale BRT in Belo Horizonte • Illustration — Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1050 • Illustration — Interior of a Marcopolo Unesul company bus • Illustration — Iguazu Falls National Park Bus by Marcopolo • Illustration — Marcopolo buses in ADO livery at Valladolid, Mexico • Illustration — Tata Marcopolo Bus in India • Illustration — A Volvo B8R with Marcopolo body in Hong Kong • Illustration — A Marcopolo Mercedes-Benz coach in MegaCoach livery at Mossel Bay Central, Mosselbaai, South Africa • Illustration — An Marcopolo Andare class bodied Mercedes-Benz OH-1628L operated by Tur-Bus in Chile
Institutional history
Dated record
Institutional history
The full dated record · 2 entries
1949
Marcopolo established.
1949
Marcopolo is recorded from 1949.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Marcopolo S.A.”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1848996: Marcopolo
Unverified · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Marcopolo S.A. (POMO4.SA). Yahoo Finance.
- 2.Marcopolo. www.marcopolorail.com.br.
- 3.Our History. onibus.marcopolo.com.br.
- 4.About New Flyer. New Flyer North America’s Bus Leader.
- 5.Fundador e presidente emérito da Marcopolo morre aos 90 anos no RS - 16/06/2017 - Mercado. Folha de S.Paulo. December 10, 2025.
- 6.Marcopolo's Board of Directors Announces New Corporate Director-General. Marcopolo Mexico.
- 7.André Armaganijan assume como CEO da Marcopolo. amanha.com.br.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedauthority record
Unverified
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
Constitution and standing. It is classified as commercial vehicle manufacturer, enterprise and public company. Its recorded field of business is automotive industry.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Collectables
20,755 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- MarcheseOrganisation
- marching brass instrumentTerminology
- marching instrumentTerminology
- marching percussion instrumentTerminology
- Marcos EngineeringOrganisation
- Mari0Work
- Marie de BagneuxOrganisation
- MarienbadWork
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Marcopolo?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.