![]() Tata Marcopolo Dharwad plant has been producing more than 70 plus standard variants. Tata Marcopolo Dharwad PlantĪ Tata Motors spokeperson said, “In view of the larger interest, the Tata Marcopolo management has taken a pragmatic view of the situation and decided to lift the lockout to resume operations.” The company declared lockout on February 6 following standoff developed between the management and labour union on Januas the employees went on a strike pressing demands like higher wages. The decision of lifting lock out in Dharwad plant will bring relief to more than 2,500 employees. The company’s production line in Dharwad plant has been designed as to manufacture buses ranging from small 12-seater to massive 72-seater. Spread on 123 acres, Tata Marcopolo’s bus manufacturing facility in Dharwad has an installed capacity to produce 15,000 buses per annum.Įspecially, the plant is popular for producing school buses, which are supplied to various educational institutions and the fleet operators attached them.Ĭlick here to read a detailed story by Automotive India News on Tata Marcopolo products Marcopolo-Tata Motors joint venture has been producing small to big sized buses at its lone plant in India, located in South Indian city of Dharwad since 2006. With this, a month-long battle between the labour union and Tata Marcopolo management comes to fruitful settlement. But inside, it’s really nice.Tata Marcopolo, a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Motors and Brazil-based Commercial Vehicle giant Marcopolo, is lifting lockout at its manufacturing facility in Dharwad, Karanata. And some clever type simply must come up with a better solution than those impotent bunny ears which now deface every coach built. Frankstein-ish brow and lights that look as if squashed under the weight of that face don’t help it. Most interesting post, Jim Brophy, about a bus that, I must say, is climbing the Fugly scale enthusiastically. The Volgren name is on many a bus round these parts to this day. ![]() (Also, I caught nits, possibly not unrelated, certainly not a lot less pleasant). Volgren was a (sort-of) jv between Volvo and Grenda buslines years ago, and I caught their smelly horror creations often as a kid. Seems the Brazilian outfit bought Volgren this year. I presumed that the mention of Australia for Marcopolo was a mistake involving a local clothing company of that name and an internet snafu, but no. Well, truthfully I don’t, but that’s just a combination of age and slothfulness. Looks like a nice bus – perhaps Marcopolo will enter the US and Canadian market again someday… The lower floor rear seating area can also be configured as a lounge. Many are used on overnight routes, and are outfitted with first-class airline style seats that fully recline. The Scania engine is a K-Series 12.7 litre pushing out 490 hp, the MAN a Model 2676 12.4 litre with 493 hp, and the Volvo a D-11C 10.8 litre with 450 hp. The chassis used for the four axle models are the Scania K-420, the MAN 8X2, and the Volvo B450R. Usually tandem front wheels are required due to axle loading, but in the G7’s case, they also allow for additional steering traction on Brazil’s mountainous and sometimes unpaved roads. Two chassis are offered – a single front axle and one with tandem front wheels. It’s largest and most luxurious coach is the Paradiso 1800 DD G7. Marcopolo manufactures both urban transit and intercity bus bodies in a variety of sizes. Marcopolo Torino Urban Transit Bus with Volvo Chassis The buses were sold by MCI and proved fairly popular with tour operators. ![]() DINA, a Mexican conglomerate, was the owner of Motor Coach Industries (MCI) during that decade, and purchased Viaggio bodies from Marcopolo and placed them on top of their DINA 45 foot bus chassis. While they don’t market buses in the US or Canada, they did have one model that was sold here in the late 1990’s – the DINA Viaggio. They have manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Australia, South Africa, and are in negotiations for joint ventures in China and India. It doesn’t manufacture complete coaches – it’s a “coachbuilder” – it makes bus bodies and interiors, then mates them to an existing OEM chassis mostly Scania, MAN and Volvo. Marcopolo SA is a Brazilian coach and bus manufacturer headquartered in the southern city of Caxius do Sul. We’ve previously looked at buses from North America, Asia, and Europe – let’s broaden our aperture a little and review a coach from South America – specifically, one of the biggest and most popular buses on that continent – the Marcopolo Paradiso 1800 DD G7 – it’s one big bus…
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