Puma (car manufacturer)

This article is about the Brazilian and South African car manufacturer. For the Italian kit car maker, see Puma (kit car company).
Puma Automóveis Ltda.
Native name
Puma Automóveis
IndustryAutomotive
Founded
  • 25 August 1963; 61 years ago (1963-08-25) (Sociedade de Automóveis Lumimari)
  • 24 November 1964; 59 years ago (1964-11-24) (Puma Veículos e Motores)
  • 19 August 1974; 50 years ago (1974-08-19) (Puma Indústria de Veículos SA)
  • 2013; 11 years ago (2013) (Puma Automóveis Ltda.)
Founders
  • Luiz Roberto Alves da Costa
  • Milton Masteguin
  • Mário César de Camargo Filho
  • Rino Malzoni
Headquarters
Botucatu, São Paulo
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Brazil
ProductsSports cars, trucks
Websitepumaautomoveis.com.br

Puma Automóveis Ltda. is a Brazilian manufacturer of sports cars. It was established in 1963 as Sociedade de Automóveis Lumimari, then became Puma Veículos e Motores the following year, and Puma Indústria de Veículos SA in 1974.

The brand ceded production rights for a limited time to other companies, including Brazilian companies Araucária Veículos Ltda first and Alfa Metais Veículos Ltda later, and also to a company in South Africa in the years 1973–1974, 1989–1991, 2007, and finally 2014 when the production rights for Puma models expired.

In 2013, the company was revived by a former industrial director of Puma Indústria de Veículos SA under the name Puma Automóveis Ltda, headquartered in the countryside of São Paulo. New projects included the Puma P-052 prototype, built specifically for motorsports and the Puma GT Lumimari, named in honor of the company's original name.[1]

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