- Salvador Caetano
Salvador Caetano is a coachbuilder and vehicle distributor based in
Vila Nova de Gaia ,Portugal . It was established in1946 bySalvador Fernandes Caetano (then with the name "Martins, Caetano & Irmão, Lda."), and it was the first coachbuilding company of Portugal.Salvador Caetano is also the importer of
Toyota , since the Japanese car brand was introduced inPortugal in 1968.alvador Caetano (UK) Limited
Salvador Caetano (UK) Limited was established in 1984 as the associated company of Salvador Caetano. It specialises in both the marketing of new own brand vehicles and used vehicles of other coachbuilders along with repairs.
The initial location was in rented premises on Weedon Road at Northampton. In 1986, the company was briefly associated with The Moseley Group, based in Loughborough, which bought a proportion of the UK business. This link was short lived, being cancelled a few months afterwards.
The company moved to a purpose built facility in Heather, Leicestershire in 1989, built on land aquired from, and located next to, Reliant Coaches Limited, which it purchased in 1998.
Also in 1998, the company set up a new company S C Coachbuilders Ltd, which was based at the factory in
Waterlooville acquired from UVG. This factory stopped production of new bodywork in 2007.Products
* Compass (S C Coachbuilders)
* Nimbus (S C Coachbuilders)
* Slimbus (S C Coachbuilders)
* Optimo
* Cutlass
* Enigma
* LevanteExternal links
* [http://www.gruposalvadorcaetano.com/ Salvador Caetano Group official website]
* [http://www.caetano.co.uk/ Salvador Caetano (UK) Limited official website]
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