Volkswagen do Brasil

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Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda.
Type	Automaker
Founded	1953
Headquarters

Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. is a subsidiary arm of Volkswagen Group, established in 1953.

Contents 1 Brazilian developed Volkswagens 2 Autolatina 3 Truck & Bus 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Brazilian developed Volkswagens

Many of its models were designed especially for Brazil:

• Brasilia
• SP1 & SP2
• 1500/Variant/Variant II
• Karmann Ghia TC
• Gol
• Voyage (Fox)
• Parati (Fox)
• Saveiro
• Fox/CrossFox/SpaceFox (Suran/SportVan)

[edit] Autolatina

Also of some interest in VW do Brasil's history is the Autolatina arrangement between Ford & Volkswagen.

[edit] Truck & Bus

Volkswagen do Brasil was also responsible for the development and creation of Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda, VW's Truck & Bus subsidiary 1979-1999, which is now run by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

[edit] See also

• list of German cars
• Volkswagen Group
• Volkswagen Group of America
• Volkswagen Group China

[edit] External links

• 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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v • d • e Volkswagen car timeline, South American market, 1980s–present – a marque of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) (VWAG)
Type	1980s										1990s										2000s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Economy car	Gol / Parati (I)							Gol / Parati (IF)								Gol / Parati (II)				Gol / Parati / Gol Country (III)						Gol / Parati / Gol Country (IV)
	Voyage / Gacel (I)							Amazon / Senda (IF)										Polo Classic (Mk3)
Supermini																								Fox / CrossFox
																											SpaceFox / Suran
Supermini																							Polo (Mk4)					Polo (Mk4F)
Small family car															Pointer			Golf Mk3		Golf Mk4
											Apollo			Logus						Bora							Vento / Jetta
Large family car	Passat I															Passat III			Passat IV							Passat VI
					Santana / Carat / Quantum
Panel van																	Caddy III
Pickup truck					Saveiro (I)				Saveiro (IF)									Saveiro (II)			Saveiro (III)						Saveiro (IV)
Founder: German Auto Association • Volkswagen corporate website • A marque of the VWAG group • Das Auto