The Volkswagen Apollo is an automobile

Automobile

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 which was sold in Brazil

Brazil

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 between 1990 and 1992, when Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group

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 and Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

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 shared models in South America

South America

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 in a joint venture known as AutoLatina

Autolatina

AutoLatina was the name of a joint venture between Volkswagen Group subsidiary Volkswagen do Brasil and Ford Motor Company subsidiary Ford do Brasil in South America...

.
It was a rebadged

Badge engineering

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 version of Ford Brasil's Verona

Ford Verona

The Ford Verona was a car sold in Brazil in the 1990s. It was a locally designed two-door saloon version of the European Ford Orion Mk 1, intended to cater to Brazilian demand for two-door sedans...

, a two-door saloon/sedan based on the Europe

Europe

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an-sourced Ford Orion

Ford Orion

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.

It was replaced by the Volkswagen Logus, which was, similarly, in turn, based on the Ford Orion.

Engines

The Apollo was only available with VW's 1.8 litre petrol engine

Petrol engine

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. There was also Ford's 1.6-litre CHT

CHT

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 engine only for LX version of Ford Verona.

Versions

A choice of GL and GLS versions was offered, gasoline or ethanol powered. A recurrent complaint from customers, owners of VW Apollos, was about the steel rod-operated gear shifting (instead of the traditionally used cable-operated).

See also

• Volkswagen do Brasil
  Volkswagen do Brasil
  Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. is a subsidiary arm of Volkswagen Group, established in 1953.-Brazilian developed Volkswagens:Many of its models were designed especially for Brazil:*Brasilia*SP1 & SP2*1500/Variant/Variant II*Karmann Ghia TC...
  
  
• Ford Versailles
  Ford Versailles
  The Ford Versailles is an automobile. Two different vehicles have been sold as the Ford Versailles:* 1954-1957 in France* 1992-1996 in Brazil-France:...