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Sobral,Ceará,Brazil
TAC Motors
Alan Mello's Company Details
2004 - This was the result of an initiative by FIESC - the Federation of Industries of Santa Catarina - to set up the Santa Catarina Automotive Program to foster the creation of an automobile industry in the State, which is the product of automotive components manufacturers.The first product, called the A4 project, was a Jeep 4 × 4 - A / T with reduced and independent suspension of long course on four wheels, built with about 70% of components of Santa Catarina origin. The prototype with a 112 hp Volkswagen AP 2.0 engine, five-speed Eaton gearbox, suspension with overlapping triangular arms and two coil springs / dampers per wheel, disc brakes and power steering. With bodywork, molded in fiberglass reinforced plastic and various polypropylene and ABS plastic components. Through mathematical models and sophisticated software, a vehicle of very low weight is created for the category: 1,300 kg. The car was the feel of the 13th SAE Brazil Congress and Exhibition. TAC - Tecnologia Automotiva Catarinense SA is born this year.2006 - Presented at the XXIV Motor Show, with a definitive name: Stark. This series has brought a number of changes in relation to the prototype, changing it to the category: engine VW 1.8 flex (106 hp), hard roof, new instrument panel, power windows and locks, air conditioning, leather seats, green glass, three-point seat belts on all four seats and the most exquisite interior trim.2008 - Stark won a gold medal in the Transport category of the Idea / Brazil Design Award. In the XXV Salon of the automobile, it arrives with diesel version, equipped with turbo engine FPT of 2.3 l, 16 valves and 127 hp. The jeep gained high Off Road capability.2013 - The company begins its transfer to Sobral (CE); A factory, established with state incentives; The production of the Stark TAC is now handmade and personalized.2018 - The Stark is still alive, being manufactured with fully equipped Black Cover version.