16th December 2008, 23:28
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The question is, what do they produce today, and what will they be producing in future?
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles took over the Truck and Bus operation in 2000 from Volkswagen's Brazilian subsidiary; this signaled the start of a new era for the Volkswagen Group in producing its own Heavy Truck and Bus Chassis Range, which covers the GCM of 5 tonnes to 57 tonnes category.
Since VW Commercial Vehicles has taken control; the company have been looking at expanding Truck and Bus sales to other markets outside of South America, South Africa and Middle East regions.
All Volkswagen Truck and Buses are built in the Resende, Brazil factory and sent in Semi Knocked Down kits to South Africa & Mexico.
Planned future markets for export are ASEAN and Eastern Europe countries.
Volkswagen Truck and Bus division released in September 2005 the new Volkswagen Constellation range with a GCM from 33 tonne to 45, future versions will have a GCM of 57 tonnes.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Constellation
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VW Truck & Bus highlights (from Wikipedia):-
January 1981
Volkswagen AG acquires 100% of the Chrysler Motors of Brazil Ltda.
February 1981
VW Caminhoes releases 1st trucks 11.130, 13.130 & an Ethanol powered truck.
March 1981
Changing of name from Chrysler Motors of Brazil Ltda to Volkswagen Caminhoes (Trucks) Ltda
September 1982
Launching of 6 tonne truck range.
July 1984
Integration of VW Caminhões Ltda. into VW do Brasil.
August 1984
VW 140, the first methane gas/biogas powered truck in Brazil.
July 1985
VW 11.130 exported to China.
July 1987
Truck division integrates with Ford Trucks with the formation of Autolatina.
July 1990
Truck plant moves to Industrial Complex of the Ipiranga.
April 1993
Launching of the first Volksbus chassis 16.180 CO.
April 1994
VW Truck & Bus celebrate 100,000th VW truck produced.
June 1995
Beginning of the L80 exports to Germany
VW Caminhões Ltda. announces Resende, Brazil as site for the construction of the future Truck & Bus plant.
November 1996
VW Caminhoes Ltda moves to new Resende plant.
September 1997
Commemoration of the 5000th vehicle made in the Resende plant.
June 1998
Launching of the trucks for the Argentine market
Export of completely knocked down kits of Volksbus microbus chassis to Colombia.
January 2000
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWN) of Germany, with headquarters in Hannover, 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 VW Caminhoes becomes leader in the Brazilian market for trucks.
August 2002
VW Truck & Bus 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 truck in Resende.
July 2003
Volkswagen Truck & Bus participates in the International Rally of the Sertões, with 3 8.150 trucks.
October 2003
Announcement of the creation of VW Truck & Bus Operation in Mexico, construction of an assembly line starts in the City of Puebla, Mexico.
November 2003
In pioneering research in Brazil, VW tests a Volksbus powered by biodiesel with the support of the Government of the State of Rio De Janeiro and the UFRJ, in the Riobiodiesel project.
April 2003
VW 18.310 successful for the first time in the Super European Truck Championship.
July 2003
VW Truck & Bus add three more vehicles in the RioBiodiesel program.
August 2003
First truck production tests are conducted in the plant of Puebla, Mexico.
September 2003
VW announces construction of plant for VW Truck and Bus range in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
October 2003
The Puebla, Mexican plant officially opens. VW 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
VW Truck & Bus release Delivery (5 to 8 tonnes) & Constellation (33 to 45 tonnes) lines.
June 2006
The BMB Mode Centre is opened for specialized modification of Truck & Bus 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.
August 8 2007
Volkswagen Truck & Bus released the most powerful engine the VW NGD 370 in the Constellation lineup.
August 22 2007
VW produce the first RHD heavy truck in the companies history with the release of the Constellation range in South Africa.
December 15 2008
Volkswagen AG sells Volkswagen Trucks and Buses to MAN AG.
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Last edited by G-CPTN; 16th December 2008 at 23:45.
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