Marcopolo S.A. is a Brazilian bus, coach and rail manufacturer, founded on 6 August 1949 in the southern Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The company manufactures the bodies for a whole range of coaches, e.g. microbus, intercity, and touring models.
They have seven production plants in Brazil, Argentina, China, Mexico, Colombia, Australia, and South Africa.
Some technology was transferred to India's Tata Motors in form of Tata Marcopolo Motors Ltd. Marcopolo was founded on 6 August 1949 in Caxias do Sul as Nicola & Cia Ltd., production was entirely handmade,[2] a company then having 8 partners and 15 employees.
In 2013, made a joint-venture Urban Buses, a CA$116 million strategic investment, with New Flyer.