Company:Troller Veículos Especiais
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Charlie Guth de Grange |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Horizonte, Ceará, Brazil |
Area served | Latin America and Caribbean |
Key people | Rogério Farias,[1] Mário Araújo Alencar Araripe, Demetrio Fleck (General Manager), Lyle Watters (President and CEO) |
| Products | Troller T4 |
| Owner | Ford |
Number of employees | 470 (January, 2021) |
| Parent | Ford Brasil (2007–2021) |
| Website | troller.com.br |
Troller Veículos Especiais S/A (Troller) was a Brazilian off-road vehicle manufacturer. Founded in 1995 in Horizonte, Ceará, it became a subsidiary of Ford in 2007.[2] The Troller T4 was a flagship vehicle, which had featured successfully in several rally races around the world, including the Dakar Rally.[citation needed]
Etymology
The name Troller is a Brazilian adaptation of the English word Troll, which refers to a character of the Scandinavian legends that dwells forests and caves of Norway .[3]
History
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Troller started in 1995, by Rogério Farias. In April 1996, the first prototype was built.[4]
In 1997, the company was bought by the entrepreneur Mário Araripe, who formed a partnership with Rogério Farias; the first gasoline-powered T4 was built.[4][5] The mass-production of the vehicle started in 1999, when a factory was built in the municipality of Horizonte.[4]
In 2005, a manufacturing plant opened in Angola to build the T4 for the African market.[6] In January 2007, Ford do Brasil announced Troller's acquisition for Template:BRLConvert.[2][7]
On 14 December 2009, a Troller made the news when it cleared São Paulo's flooded streets during a news broadcast, at the time, the company played along and tried to find the driver.[8] The T4 received a redesign in 2014.
The Troller plant in Horizonte was closed by the end of 2021, with Ford ending all its production in Brazil.[9][10] The brand and the Technology was not put for sale, just the industrial complex which comprises a land of 120,142 km2 (46,387 sq mi) with 21,736 km2 (8,392 sq mi) of floor area. The special tax regime, valid until 2025, would also be linked to the factory.[7]
Models
- Troller Pantanal (2006–2008)
- Troller T4 3.2 Turbodiesel (2015–2021)
See also
- TAC Stark - another Brazilian four-wheel drive vehicle.
References
- ↑ "Rogerio Farias". https://rogeriofarias.com.br/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ford to boost Brazilian operation". BBC. 2007-01-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6232653.stm.
- ↑ "SOBRE A TROLLER". https://www.troller.com.br/institucional/sobre.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Troller" (in pt). Inova UNICAMP. http://www.inova.unicamp.br/inventabrasil/troller.htm.
- ↑ "História" (in pt) (SWF). Troller. https://www.troller.com.br/site.php?area1=sobre&area2=sobreaempresa_sobre_a_troller.swf. "This vehicle is not to be mistaken with the Jeep Wrangler TJ, an off-road vehicle produced by Chrysler"[no|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Troller vai exportar tecnologia" (in pt). Carro e Cia. 2004-10-28. http://www.carroecia.com.br/noticia.asp?cod_noticia=8413&cod_grupo=6.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Fora de linha, últimos Troller T4 são vendidos por até R$ 280.000" (in pt-BR). 2021-10-11. https://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/noticias/fora-de-linha-ultimos-troller-t4-sao-vendidos-por-ate-r-280-000/.
- ↑ (in pt) Este Troller é seu?, December 22, 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-uSJeEgbXY, retrieved February 8, 2022
- ↑ "Ford Advances South America Restructuring ceased Manufacturing In Brazil, Serve Customers With New Lineup" (Press release). Ford Media Center. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ↑ "Ford finished Production in Brazil". Financial Times. 12 January 2021. https://www.ft.com/content/f3117f93-7519-46b5-86ae-5a1cfcf1b9ac.
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