Brazil, Caxias do Sul City, 16th June 2011 - Marcopolo has conquered the Provincial Export Award 2011, it is given from ADVB/RS annually (Association of Brazilian Marketing and Sales Managers), from category called: Master Export Driving. The Company has been elected to get it, thanks to its growth in the International Market rates, such as, last year´s figures to Football World Cup, in South Africa. Award will be delivered on June the 20th in a Ceremony to be accomplished at Bourbon Country Theater.
At its 39th edition, Export Award enhances and recognizes the companies that had better development in the international market, aiming to stimulate company practices in search of national economic growth. From Master Export Driving, many export companies had been evaluated in Rio Grande do Sul State, which show meaningful growth rate.
Awards Event recognizes the performance of Marcopolo in 2010 in the international market, resulted from a continuous investment to lift our international competitiveness. In spite of exchange rate is being unfavorable, we still look for providing coaches to markets conquered in the past and keeping a meaningful supplying to abroad markets, says Mr. Rodrigo Pikussa, Commercial Operation Direction of International Market.
Rio Grande do Sul Province exported US$15.4 billion last year, becoming fourth place in the Brazilian Export raking.