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The story
Founded by Salvador Caetano.1
The roots of Grupo Salvador Caetano can be traced, in 1946, to Salvador Fernandes Caetano (1926–2011) then with the name "Martins, Caetano & Irmão, Lda.", in the coachbuilding sector, becoming the first coachbuilder in Portugal (Salvador's brother (irmão), Alfredo Caetano, some years afterwards, founded another coachbuilding company, named after him: recently the company was renamed as Starbus, as well as Mr. Joaquim Martins who founded JD Martins).
In 1965, the workshops in Oliveira do Douro were inaugurated and in 1971, Salvador Caetanos's first industrial unit for vehicle assembly was built in Ovar.
In 1968, Salvador Caetano became the importer of Toyota, introducing the brand in Portugal. Since 2003, they are assembling the Dyna medium truck for export to several West European markets.
In 1982, Baviera, the importer of BMW in Portugal, was acquired by Salvador Caetano.
On 27 June 2011, the company founder, Salvador Fernandes Caetano, died. Caetano's achievements brought him several commendations from both the Portuguese and the Japanese government.
From Wikipedia’s article on Salvador Caetano, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3