History
Iochpe-Maxion, a publicly traded company since 1984, has its roots in the Iochpe Group, which started activities in the timber industry in Brazil's state of Rio Grande do Sul in 1918. After several decades of business diversification, the conglomerate shifted its focus in the late 1990s to the auto parts and railroad equipment businesses. Iochpe-Maxion currently has two main subsidiaries, both leaders in their industries: Maxion Sistemas Automotivos Ltda. (which operates with the Wheel and Chassis Division and the Automotive Component Division), and Amsted Maxion Fundicao e Equipamentos Ferroviarios S.A. These companies have five plants in the cities of Cruzeiro, Osasco and Hortolandia, in the state of São Paulo; and in Contagem, in the state of Minas Gerais. Iochpe-Maxion's parent companies are Companhia Iochpe and BNDESpar, both represented on the Board of Directors.
In 1996, the agricultural equipment business was sold to AGCO. Maxion was at the time the licensee for AGCO's Massey-Ferguson brand of tractors and combines, and also manufactured tractors and backhoes under the Maxion brand, and combines under the IDEAL brand.
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