Brasil & Movimento S.A. or B&M was a Brazilian company that manufactured motorcycles and bicycles beginning in 2000.[1] It sold its products under the Sundown Motors trademark. Wholly Brazilian owned, it employed over 1,000 people and had 54,000 square metres of area over two separate factories. B&M was an ISO 9001/2000 quality standard certification holder.

Brasil & Movimento
IndustryMotorcycles and automobiles manufacturing and sales
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003) in Barueri
Defunct2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Headquarters,
Brazil

The company grew and in 2002 started producing cheaper, small-engined motorcycles. In less than three years in this market, it became the third-highest selling brand in Brazil, with 10 models ranging from 90 cc to 250 cc engines.

In China, Brasil & Movimento had a development office where it worked in partnership with two major partners, Qingq and Zongshen.[2]

In mid-2011, due to financial problems among investors, and the Brazilian economic crisis, the factory went bankrupt.[3]

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  1. ^ "Indian, Kasinski e Buell: relembre marcas de motos que deixaram o Brasil" [Indian, Kasinski and Buell: remember the motorcycle brands that left Brazil]. Auto Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 Aug 2018. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  2. ^ Sundown Motos History on moto.app, 15 Aug 2022
  3. ^ More problems with Sundown on Exame, 06 Aug 2011
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