Ford Caminhões

Ford Trucks
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1957
Defunct2019
FateDissolved
HeadquartersSão Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
ProductsTrucks and Vans
Number of employees
2,800[1]
ParentFord Brasil

Ford Caminhões was a division of Ford Brasil that has truck production lines in Brazil.[2][3] The first cargo vehicles produced by North American Ford were derived from the Ford Model T, called TT, and were produced from 1917. The Model TTs were imported from the beginning of the Brazilian subsidiary's operations in 1919.

History

Ford Caminhões launched its first national truck, the F-600, which left the assembly line on August 26, 1957, following the Target Plan of Juscelino Kubitschek's government. The nationalization index was 40% with the V8 gasoline engine still imported. In 1958 it began to receive the Y-block V8 engine produced in Brazil.

Local production by Ford Brasil began in 1957 with the Ford F-Series models and the Cargo line, the latter since 1985.

In 2019, Ford announced the closure of the truck plant in Brazil.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ford fecha fábricas no Brasil: veja perguntas e respostas" [Ford closes plants in Brazil: see questions and answers]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ford fechará fábrica no Brasil e deixará mercado de caminhões da América do Sul" [Ford will close plant in Brazil and leave the South American truck market]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ Pereira Filho, Arthur (2 December 1994). "Ford e Volks anunciam fim da Autolatina; Nova direção" [Ford and VW announce the end of Autolatina; new directions]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Fechamento da fábrica da Ford" [Ford Factory Closure]. Globoplay (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.