Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus celebrates 30 years of bus chassis production
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By Jim Gibbins - 10th May 2023
Volksbus 11.180 Euro 6 front engine chassis
Brazil - Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda, headquartered in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, is celebrating 30 years of production of the Volksbus bus chassis range. With more than 175,000 chassis produced since its launch, the Volksbus range has held second place in the Brazilian market since its first year of sales.
The first chassis was produced at the Ipiranga factory, during the period of Autolatina, the joint venture formed between Ford and Volkswagen, which lasted nine years and six months.
