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AutoLatina was a joint venture between Volkswagen Group subsidiary Volkswagen do Brasil (51%) and Ford Motor Company subsidiary Ford Brasil (49%) in South America. The main reason for the joint venture was the bad economic situation at the time, which made joint survival more attractive than an individual fight for a share in a dwindling market ...
Jan 1, 1995 · 1 Min Read. Meanwhile Ford and Volkswagen AG formally agreed to dissolve their eight-year-old Autolatina SA joint venture in Brazil and Argentina. The split should be completed within a year,...
May 16, 1997 · Their joint venture, known as Autolatina, became highly profitable even in this hostile environment by closing surplus Ford and Volkswagen assembly plants and offering aging models that were...
Mar 22, 2023 · The “Autolatina-revival” deal Ford made with Volkswagen is supposed to be as temporary as the original arrangement in South America. It will be just enough for the American automaker to ...
In 1987, Volkswagen Argentina merged its operations with Ford, establishing the joint venture “Autolatina S.A.”. By 1995, the economic situation in the automotive industry had improved, and “The New Volkswagen” was founded with the plant at Pacheco which is still in operation today.
Jun 11, 2020 · The Autolatina joint-venture was founded in 1987 starting with some engine swaps, especially VW’s towards Ford cars. Things went well quickly enough to motivate them to deepen the...
Mar 23, 2023 · Joint ventures are actually common among automakers. That tool allows two or more to share the development cost of new projects, enter a new market in a strong way, simply sell more cars, or any combination of those goals. We can say that Ford and Volkswagen are pursuing the first of them.
