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1948 - Ângelo Francisco Guerra founded, in Santa Catarina neighborhood, city of Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, one of the first factories of road implements in Brazil - Guerra & Irmãos. In the beginning, he devoted himself to the manufacturing of animal-traction carts (regional means of transportation of the time).
1950 - The region of Caxias do Sul found itself in a period of intensive timber extraction (araucária pine tree), and to attend to the market the company produced the first trailer for timber transportation. The product consisted of wood, iron, and a single axle, adapted to a Ford-brand truck, year 1946.
1952 - With the importing of more powerful vehicles, and due to the need for the market to increase load capacity to be transported, the company started to install the third-axle system (Truck), which was assembled on a simple wheeling mechanism (of the Ford 46 truck), known at the time as "dead third axle".
1960 - In this year, there was the installation of the first heavyweight truck assemblers, thus generating greater development of transportation. Taking advantage of this moment of growth in the market of heavyweights, the company created its first drop-trailer project.
1962 - The company changed its corporate name for the first time, then being called A. Guerra & Marchett.
1964 - Again the company changes its corporate name, being then called Mecânica Rodoviária S/A.
1969 - Ângelo Francisco Guerra sold the control of Mecânica Rodoviária S/A.
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1970 - With his enterprising spirit and broad experience in the production and commercialization of road implements, on August 20th, 1970, Ângelo Francisco Guerra founded A. Guerra S/A. The company was installed in São Ciro neighborhood , in Caxias do Sul. The activities began in April, 1971, with a staff of 20 workers, in a built area of 7,000 m2, within a total area of 22.000 m2.
1972 - Always working with the aim of better pleasing its customers, and conquering the market, the company inaugurates a new assembly unit in a rented building in the state of São Paulo, located at 100 , Tenente Amaro Felicíssimo da Silveira Street, in Parque Novo Mundo, São Paulo.
1979 - Due to the need of the market, the company opened one more branch, located in Porto Alegre. This branch was responsible for the assembly of the third axle, for technical assistance, and the sales of GUERRA products in an area called “ Grande Porto Alegre”, state of Rio Grande do Sul.
1980 - In face of the needing to expand its physical space, the branch of São Paulo was transferred to its own facilities to the city of Guarulhos, State of São Paulo. The company was strategically located at KM 213 of Via Dutra, in a total area of 17,300 m2 and a built area of 2.300 m2. In this same year, there was the implementation of Unit no. II of the company, with a total area of 38,000 m2 and a built area of 2,500 m2, located on the edge of BR 116, at KM 146, close to Unit I. Initially, this unit had the purpose of providing technical assistance to the products of Guerra.
1982 - In face of a change in the form of commercialization, and the need of a greater market comprehension, the company changed its distribution policy, and began to organize a distributor chain all over the national territory. This work started from the need to take products and services to the customers.
1985 - The company launches purchasing pool plans in partnership with Autoplan (broadcasting of its assemblies via Embratel).
1987 - Within a change in the policy of commercialization of its products and services, the company sold the branch in Porto Alegre.
1989 -Birth of the CHARGER brand; developed exclusively to meet the needs of Scania licensees.
1990 - The purchasing pool administrator is changed, with the aim of expanding the way of commercialization of GUERRA E CHARGER brand products, with the signing of a contract with Administradora de Consórcio Battistella SC.
1993 - With the fast growth of the market in the countries of Latin America, the company creates a distributors chain in the countries of Mercosul.
1996 - This year, great technological advances took place in the quality of our products and services, being Guerra the first Brazilian company to test the disc brake in its products range.
1997 - Scania Administradora de Consórcio acquires part of Consórcio Battistella SC (Road Implements and Trucks), continuing the management of GUERRA and CHARGER purchasing pool.
1998 - Due to the need of expanding its physical space, the company purchases an 89,000 m2 area in the proximity of factory II, located in Caxias do Sul. In this same year, disc brake tests are finished, making its sale available in the market.
1999 - Following up changes and always keeping high commitment before its customers, the company received Certification ISO 9001 from DNV on September 24th, once again demonstrating high quality of its products and services.
2000 - On a succession of technological advances, the company launches into the market a new concept of pneumatic suspension with smart movable axle, obtaining greater stability, better driving, increasing the load capacity with low tyre consumption.
2000 - On August 20th, 2000, A. Guerra S/A Implementos Rodoviários completed 30 years of “Peace on the Road”.
2001 - In November of this year, there was the launching of the Grain Interlink with movable floor, meeting the expectations of our customers.
2002 - In June, the Van and Sider was inaugurated in the city of Farroupilha-RS.
2003 - New Generation Launch. The products went through several changes, favoring our customers even more.
2004 - Launching of the Techno 5 Bi-train with polypropylene laterals.
2004 - Expansion of Factory I and II, in Caxias do Sul, opening of the factories in São Paulo and Argentina, and Guerra is 35 years old with a chain of more than 40 distributors all over Brazil.
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