Autolatina

Autolatina wis the name o a joint venture atween Volkswagen Group subsidiary Volkswagen do Brasil an Ford Motor Company subsidiary Ford do Brasil in Sooth Americae.

Four divisions - Ford o Argentinae, Ford do Brasil (Ford o Brasil), Volkswagen Argentinae, an Volkswagen do Brasil - formed AutoLatina in 1987.

Volkswagen haed 51% o the company an Ford 49%; Volkswagen managed the Car Division, an Ford the Truck Division.

This resultit in the twa companies sharin badge engineered models. These includit:

• Ford Verona / Volkswagen Apollo
• Ford Escort / Volkswagen Pointer
• Ford Orion / Volkswagen Logus
• Volkswagen Santana / Ford Galaxy/Versailles
• Volkswagen Quantum / Ford Royale

The Autolatina venture wis dissolved in 1995, wi the respective companies resumin their activities separately.