Private company

Agrale

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Brazilian vehicle manufacturer

Agrale, previously called Agrisa, is a Brazilian vehicle manufacturing company. Agrale manufactures tractors, commercial vehicles, military vehicles, buses, chassis and engines. The tractors it manufactures include both self-developed models, and ones based on Zetor designs.2 It employed about 12,300 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1962Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersCaxias do Sul1
  • Websitewww.agrale.com.br
  • Legal formprivately held company1

Agrale, previously called Agrisa, is a Brazilian vehicle manufacturing company. Agrale manufactures tractors, commercial vehicles, military vehicles, buses, chassis and engines. The tractors it manufactures include both self-developed models, and ones based on Zetor designs.2

The story

The company was originally called AGRISA (Indústria Gaúcha de Implementos Agrícolas SA), and built AGRISA-Bungartz tractors under license of the German-based Bungartz company. Later alliances included Deutz-Fahr, when they built some tractors and trucks under the Agrale-Deutz name, and later with Zetor. Agrale is now a part of the Francisco Stedile Group, which includes the Lavrale, Fazenda Três Rios, Germani Foods and Yanmar-Agritech Tractors companies.

Agrale produced about 5000 buses in 2004

Since 2008, the brand FNM, Fábrica Nacional de Motores, was bought from a group in Rio de Janeiro, from INPI, and resurged as an Electric Delivery Truck called Fábrica Nacional de Modalidades with Joint-Venture Production at Agrale Caxias Do Sul Factory. The first Prototype was finished in December 2020.

From Wikipedia’s article on Agrale, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • bus
  • military vehicle
  • tractor
  • truck

Listed on Wikidata.1

Products

The most traditional segment of activity Agrale is the manufacture of small tractors with power from 14.7 hp, intended mainly for use in the vineyards of the wine region of Rio Grande do Sul, near the company headquarters. Today the tractors are offered with power ratings up to 140 hp and offers up to 9.2 tonne trucks, diesel stationary and bus chassis, a segment in which it is acting with more emphasis.

Tractors

400 Series - The first tractors were produced by Agrale models 415, 416 and 420. The 420 model 4100 gave rise to the following series, being produced until the present day with several changes, mostly cosmetic.

4000 Series - The 4000 series was composed by the models 4100, 4200 and 4300. Currently, the 4100 remains in production with models 4118, 4230, 4240, featuring versions 4X2, 4X4 and industrial, the latter with an optional natural gas engine. Also part of the line, tractors load model derived from 4230.4 (4x4 version of the model 4230).

5000 Series

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6000 Series - It consists of three models with 4x4 traction:

BX6110 - equipped with a turbocharged MWM TD229 EC4, 77 kW (105 hp) 4-cylinder engine

BX6150 - equipped with, turbocharged MWM TD229 EC6, 103 kW (140 hp) 6-cylinder engine.

BX6180 - equipped with a turbocharged MWM TD229 EC6, 126 kW (168 hp) 6-cylinder engine.

Series BX - produced from the 1990s and led to the current 5000 and 6000.

Trucks

The first trucks were models TX-1100 TX-1200 and TX-1600, equipped with MWM 229.3 of three cylinders, or Agrale M-790 twin-cylinder. The trucks were also manufactured in alcohol and gasoline versions, using the four-cylinder engine GM Opal. Agrale currently produces trucks ranging from 6000 to its PBT 20000 kg, most recently with the CA13000 6x2. Agrale uses fiberglass cabs, ensuring strength, durability, thermal and acoustic insulation, many times that of steel cabs.

Current models are:

Euro III standard (all 4x2)

Agrale 6000

Agrale 8500

Agrale 8500 CD

Agrale 8500 CE (4.08)

Agrale 8500 CE (4.12)

Agrale 9200 CE

Agrale 13000

Agrale 13000 6X2

A Line

Agrale A8700

Agrale A10000

Line LX

Agrale 8700 LX

Agrale 10000 LX

Agrale 14000 LX

Line S

Agrale 8700 S

Agrale 10000 S

Agrale 8700 TR

Agrale 14000 S

Agrale 14000 S 6x2

FNM 832 E & FNM 833 E

Utilities

Agrale produces the Marruá 4x4 Utility vehicle in both a Jeeplike versions, a pickup truck, and as a chassis cab. Current models include:

Military versions

Military Viatura de Transporte Não Especializada (Non-Specialised Transport, VTNE) 4x4's meeting Euro III standards

Agrale Marruá AM2 VTNE ½ Ton (four person two door jeep-like vehicle)

Agrale Marruá AM11/AM11 REC/VTNE/VTL REC (four person four door jeep-like vehicle)

Agrale Marruá AM21 - VTNE ¾ Ton (eight person two door pick-up vehicle)

Agrale Marruá AM23 - VTNE ¾ Ton

Agrale Marruá AM23 CC/CDCC - VTNE ¾ Ton (Chassis cab-container carrier)

Agrale Marruá AM31 - VTNE 1½ Ton (with dual wheel wheels)

Agrale Marruá AM41 - VTNE 2½ Ton

Civil versions

Civil 4x4's meeting Euro V standards

Agrale Marruá AM200 G2 - Double Cab Pickup

Agrale Marruá AM200 G2 - Single Cab Pickup

Agrale Marruá AM300 G2 - Chassis cab

Former civil models

Agrale Marruá AM50 - civil version of the Agrale Marruá AM2 VTNE

Agrale Marruá AM100 - Agrale Marruá AM11/AM11 REC/VTNE/VTL REC based Single Cab Pickup

Agrale Marruá AM150 - Agrale Marruá AM11/AM11 REC/VTNE/VTL REC based Double Cab Pickup/Chassis cab

Bus chassis

Agrale also has a range of bus chassis.

Chassis Micro Bus

Agrale 1800

MA 5.5 T

MA 7.5

MA 7.9

MA 8.5

MA 8.5 T

MA 8.5 super

MA 8.7 Euro V

MA 9.2

MA 9.2 Euro V

MA 9.2 Green E-tronic

MA 10.0

MA 10.0 Euro V

Chassis for buses and midi

MA 12.0

MA 12.0 Euro V

MA 15.0

MA 15.0 Euro V

MA 17.0 Euro V

MT LE 12.0

MT 12.0 Euro V LE

MT 12.0 SB

MT 15.0 Buggy

MT LE 15.0

MT 15.0 Euro V LE

MT 15.0 SB

Engines

Through its subsidiary Lintec, also in Caxias do Sul, Agrale manufactures engines and power equipment (water pumps, lawn mowers and generators), with wide range of power. Lintec also sells Ruggerini and Lombardini engines alongside its own Agrale brand (790 m, m795w, etc.), water or air cooled, and Lintec (LD 1500, LD 2500, etc.) water cooled.

Assembler

Agrale also assembled International trucks, a brand acquired by NC2 Group brand. Agrale currently assembles heavy and light Internationals, a partnership that began in 1998 trucks and ended in 2013 with 43,000 units produced, which was mounted the first truck International 4700 brand.

Former Products

Tractors

Agrale BX 6180

Agrale BX 6150

Agrale BX 6110

Agrale 7215

Agrale 575.4

Agrale 575.4 Compact

Agrale 5105.4

Agrale 5105

Trucks

Agrale 6000

Agrale 8500

Agrale 9200

Agrale 13000

Agrale A8700

Agrale A10000

Buses

Agrale 8.5

Agrale MA 12.0

Agrale MA 15.0

Agrale MT 12.0 SB

Agrale MT 15.0 LE

Agrale MT 17.0 LE

Motorcycles

Agrale manufactured over 400,000 motorcycles from 1984 and 1997. The models were: Agrale SXT, SST, Elefant, Dakar, Explorer, and Elefantre. Agrale motorcycles were based on Cagiva models.

From Wikipedia’s article on Agrale, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1962Founded Founded1

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