Type | subsidiary |
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Founded | 1953 |
Headquarters | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Area served | South America |
Industry | Automotive industry |
Products | automobiles |
Owner(s) | Volkswagen Group |
Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. is a subsidiary arm of Volkswagen Group, established in 1953.
Brazilian developed Volkswagens
Many of its models were designed especially for Brazil:
- Brasilia
- SP1 & SP2
- 1500/Variant/Variant II
- Karmann Ghia TC
- Gol (Fox hatch)
- Voyage (Fox)
- Parati (Fox sw)
- Saveiro (Fox pick up)
- Fox/CrossFox/SpaceFox (Suran/SportVan)
AutoLatina
Also of some interest in Volkswagen do Brasil's history is the AutoLatina arrangement between Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group, from 1987 to 1995.
Truck & Bus
Volkswagen do Brasil was also responsible for the development and creation of Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda, Volkswagen's Truck and Bus subsidiary 1979-1999, which is now run by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.
See also
External links
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- Illustrated research paper by a UC Berkeley graduate student
- Volkswagen Brazil's Homepage (in Portuguese)
- Volkswagen Brazil's Leading Enthusiasts Site (in Portuguese)
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Volkswagen Passenger Cars, a marque of the Volkswagen Group, car timeline, South American market, 1980–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Economy car | Gol / Parati I | Gol / Parati IF | Gol / Parati II | Gol / Parati / Gol Country III | Gol / Parati / Gol Country IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Voyage / Gacel | Amazon / Senda | Polo Classic | Voyage V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supermini | Fox / CrossFox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SpaceFox / Suran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Polo IV | Polo IVF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small family car | Pointer | Golf III | Golf IV | Golf IVF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Apollo | Logus | Bora | Vento / Jetta V | Vento / Jetta VI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Large family car | Passat I | Passat IV | Passat V | Passat VI | Passat VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santana / Corsar / Carat / Quantum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Van | Caddy III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pickup truck | Saveiro I | Saveiro IF | Saveiro II | Saveiro III | Saveiro IV | Saveiro V | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amarok | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Panel van | Kombi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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