Volkswagen do Brasil

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

Contents 1 Brazilian developed Volkswagen's 2 Autolatina 3 Truck & Bus 4 External Links

[edit] Brazilian developed Volkswagen's

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 VWs Truck & Bus Subsidary 1979-1999, which is now run by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

[edit] External Links

• Illustrated research paper by a UC Berkeley graduate student
• Volkswagen Brazil's Homepage (in Portugese)
• Volkswagen Brazil's Leading Enthusiasts Site (in Portugese)