Volkswagen Truck & Bus Indústria e Comércio de Veículos Ltda. (formerly known as Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus), is a Brazilian

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manufacturing company based in Resende,

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and a subsidiary of Traton. It manufactures heavy

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s and

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es under the

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. Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus was originally a part of the

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division of the

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. On 1 January 2009, it was sold to

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, and formed its MAN Latin America division. In August 2021, MAN SE was merged with

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, with the latter becoming the direct owner and parent of Volkswagen Truck and Bus.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus operation

In 1979, Volkswagenwerk AG acquired a 67% percent stake in Chrysler Motors do Brasil Ltda ( :pt). In January 1980, it increased its shareholding to 100%, therefore giving it the right to rename the company to Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda. VW 13

Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda. released their first

s in February/March 1981; the Volkswagen 11.130 and the Volkswagen 13.130, both had a reworked version of Volkswagen's Mk1 LT cabin, and were powered by MWM Motores Diesel Ltda (MWM)

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s on Chrysler engineered platforms which were inherited from the takeover.

AutoLatina years

From 1987 to 1996, Volkswagen Trucks and Buses were built with Ford components as part of the

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venture, and were built in Ford's Ipiranga complex in Brazil. Once the AutoLatina marriage fell through, Volkswagen Group had no

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for its trucks and their parts, so the Resende plant was built in 1995.

Resende rebirth

1996, Resende was the official start for Volkswagen Trucks and Buses, developing their own parts and platforms. The Modular Consortium was introduced for the first time in Resende.

Modular Consortium

The Modular Consortium is the group of main suppliers that make the parts, and assembles them for Volkswagen Truck and Bus on site in the Resende factory. Volkswagen Groups involvement is only in supplying the factory and inspection at the end of production; Volkswagen pays only a small amount of wages, as each partner of the Modular Consortium pays the workers. The Modular Consortium comprises these companies: * Maxion Sistemas Automotivos Ltda. manufacture the chassis parts such as Air Reservoir, Fuel Tank and Frame *

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manufacture the Suspension and Axle parts such as Springs and Hubs and Drums * Remon S.A. manufacture the Tires and Wheels *

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manages the Body Shop *

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manages the engine preparation and assembly * Carese manages the Paint Shop * Kromberg and Schubert (usually referred to as KROSCHU) manufactures the Cab Trim components such as Seats and Instrument Panel

Sales

Most of the early sales of the Truck and Bus

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' operations were mainly within South America; with the exception of small exportations to China and the Middle East. Prior to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' new role of managing the Truck and Bus operation; in 1994 Volkswagen imported to Germany a 7

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truck: the

Volkswagen L80 In 1994 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Europe and Volkswagen of Brazil launched the jointly developed L80 light truck for the European market. The L80 came in only one specification with a MWM 4.3L 4cylinder diesel motor producing at 2600 r ...

. Due to the European Union Gas Emissions EU4 standards; exports discontinued in late 2000.

The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles era

took over the Brazilian Trucks and Buses operation in 2000 from Volkswagen do Brasil; Volkswagen's Brazilian subsidiary. This signaled the start of a new era for the

in producing its own Heavy Truck and Bus chassis range, which covers the

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(GCM) of 5 tonnes to 57 tonnes category. Since Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have taken control; the company has been looking at expanding Truck and Bus sales to other markets outside of South America, South Africa and Middle East regions. All Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus vehicles are built in the Resende,

factory and sent in

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(SKD) kits to

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in South Africa and

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in Mexico. Planned future

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for export are

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and

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countries. Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus released the new

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range in September 2005, with a

from 13 tonnes to 57 tonnes.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus company facts

*The Resende plant was built in 153 days at a cost of US$250 million *The Resende plant adheres to

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ISO TS and ISO 14001 *Resende plant produces 240 vehicles per day in two working shifts and employs 4,500 workers. *Volkswagen Trucks and Buses are sold in over 35 countries around the world. Some of the countries are

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Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to t ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

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and

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. *Most of the Volkswagen truck and Bus growth has been in the last eight years *All the 2007 Volkswagen truck range are capable of operating in minus 20 °C and plus 45 °C; Middle East specified trucks can stand 55 degrees

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. *Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus are assembled at the MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation plant in Quezon City, Philippines since March 2014.

BMB Mode Center

Established in 2002 10 km from Resende the assembly plant, the BMB Mode Center is responsible for modifications to the truck and bus range that cannot be done on the production line. BMB Mode Center build: *For bus range: low entry buses and articulated buses. *For truck range: 4x4, 8x4 & 8x2 conversions as well as an armored truck & finally exterior design modifications. The BMB division moved in June 2006 to the new location 150 m outside the Resende Plant. The new location has 30,000 square metres of land; it cost Brazilian R$7 million to build.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus highlights

1980s

;January 1981: Volkswagenwerk AG acquires 100% of the Chrysler Motors of Brazil Ltda ;February 1981: Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda releases first

s — 11.130, 13.130, and an

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powered truck ;March 1981: Changing of name from Chrysler Motors of Brazil Ltda to Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda (Caminhões is Portuguese for trucks) ;September 1982: Launching of 6

truck range ;July 1984: Integration of Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda. into Volkswagen do Brasil ;August 1984: Volkswagen 140, the first methane gas/biogas powered truck in Brazil ;July 1985: Volkswagen 11.130 exported to China ;July 1987: Truck division integrates with Ford Trucks with the formation of

1990s

;July 1990: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus

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moves to Industrial Complex of the Ipiranga ;April 1993: Launching of the first Volkswagen Volksbus chassis 16.180 CO ;April 1994: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus celebrate 100,000th VWCV truck produced ;June 1995 : Beginning of the

exports to Germany : Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda. announces Resende, Brazil as site for the construction of the future Truck and Bus plant ;November 1996: Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda moves to new Resende plant ;September 1997: Commemoration of the 5000th vehicle made in the Resende plant ;June 1998 : Launching of the Volkswagen Trucks for the

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market : Export of

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(CKD) kits of Volksbus microbus chassis to

2000s

;January 2000: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN) of Germany, with

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, assumes the responsibility for the Truck and Bus operation ;March 2000: Launching of Series 2000 ;April 2001: For the first time in its 20 years, the Volkswagen Caminhões Ltda becomes leader in the

ian market for

s ;August 2002: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus has 30% market share of Brazilian market, Brazil is the Number 1 in the world, buyer of Buses and Number 2 for Trucks ;December 2002: Production of 100,000th Volkswagen truck in Resende ;July 2003: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus participates in the International Rally of the Sertões, with three 8.150 trucks ;October 2003: Announcement of the creation of Volkswagen Truck and Bus Operation in Mexico, construction of an

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starts in the City of Puebla, Mexico ;November 2003: In pioneering research in Brazil, Volkswagen tests a Volksbus powered by

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with the support of the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro and the UFRJ, in the Riobiodiesel project ;April 2004: Volkswagen 18.310 successful for the first time in the Super European Truck Championship ;July 2004: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus add three more vehicles in the RioBiodiesel programme ;August 2004: First Volkswagen truck production tests are conducted in the

of Puebla, Mexico ;September 2004: Volkswagen announces construction of plant for Volkswagen Truck and Bus range in

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, South Africa ;October 2004 : The Puebla, Mexican Volkswagen plant officially opens : Volkswagen Titan 18.310 is champion in the Super European Truck Championships in the first year it competes ;October 2005: Beginning of the Volkswagen Truck and Bus operation in South Africa with the production of three Volksbus models ;November 2005: Volkswagen Truck and Bus release Delivery (5 to 8 tonnes) and

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(13 to 45 tonnes) lines ;June 2006 : The BMB Mode Centre is opened for specialised modification of Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus range : The Constellation Daycab is released ;September 2006: The top-of-the-line 18.320 VIP Volksbus is released ;February 2007: Release of the 31.320 6x4 Constellation, and 15.190, 17.230 Volksbus line ;8 August 2007: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus released their most powerful

– the Volkswagen NGD 370 in the

lineup ;22 August 2007: Volkswagen produce the first

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heavy truck in the companies history, with the release of the

range in South Africa ;8 August 2008: Volkswagen releases a new robotised transmission in co-operation with

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for the Volksbus range ;15 December 2008:

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sells Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus to

to form MAN Latin America.

2010s

;3 November 2011:

acquires majority share holding of 55.9% in

, thus officially bringing Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus back into the Volkswagen Group. ;13 September 2017: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus launches an all new generation of the popular Volkswagen Delivery family.

2020s

;1 September 2020: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus launches their first heavy duty flagship model, the Volkswagen Meteor. ;31 August 2021: MAN SE is merged with Traton SE, with the latter becoming the new owner and parent of Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus ;18 May 2022: Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus announced it was changing its corporate name to Volkswagen Truck & Bus, one of its parent's former names.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus in motorsports

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus competes in the Brazilian

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championship, with four drivers. The

18.310 Titan

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is used; they are driven by Renato Martins,

Felipe Giaffone Felipe Giaffone (, born 22 January 1975) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competes full-time in the Copa Truck, driving the No. 4 Iveco Hi-Way for Usual Racing. He also works as a commentator for Rede Bandeirantes and BandSports. He competed in ...

, Walmir Benavides and

Débora Rodrigues Débora Rodrigues (born 23 May 1968) is a Brazilian racing driver and businesswoman from, who currently competes in Copa Truck. A former member of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST), she left poverty after being invited to pose for Playboy magaz ...

. Furthermore, an additional Constellation is used as the official pace truck, driven by Ana Lúcia Lopes.

Current models

* Volkswagen Meteor *

* Volkswagen Delivery * Volkswagen Volksbus

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus gallery

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Brazilian

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body Image:Real 1445 - Marcopolo Torino 7 - Volksbus 17.230 EOD.JPG, Volksbus 17.230 EOD with a

body File:Volksbus 18.280 OT LE sugar cane diesel.jpg, Volksbus 18.280 OT

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-Diesel

References

External links

;official sites
MAN Latin America
international portal
Volkswagen Trucks and Buses Nigeria
official website
Volkswagen Brazil Truck and Bus
official website
MAN Volkswagen Truck and Bus Brazil press site

BMB Mode Center
(VW Trucks and Buses modification branch)

;unaffiliated sites
Volkswagen Trucks in Colombia
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