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EdFor

  • Name: EdFor S.A
  • Type: Sociedade Anónima
  • Industry: Automobile Manufacturer
  • Founded: 1937
  • Founder: Eduardo Ferreirinha
  • Headquarters: Porto, Portuguese Federation
  • Area served: Portuguese Federation, Lusitania Commonwealth, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe
  • Products: Sports Cars, luxury sports cars.
  • Services: Automobiles

Ambar based in Porto, Portuguese Federation. Founded in 1937 is the premier automobile sports car and luxury sports car manufacturer in the Federation.

**History**

EdFor was founded in 1937 by Eduardo Ferreirinha, as the country's first completely built automobile in the country.

In the 1940s the company expanded and opened a larger manufacturing plant. Following the war the company expanded into luxury family cars while maintaining its predominant sports car as the main automobile. It continued to produce racing models and its car finished in the country's and European racing in the top 5 every year.

In the 1950s the company started producing the E series sports car for general sales competing with high end sport car manufacturers from Italy such as Lotus and Ferrari. From 1954-1959 Harry Rugeroni and Agostinho Sousa Roxo alternated winning the F1 each year racing special EdFor racing vehicles.

In the 1960s the company expanded production becoming one of the worlds four largest sports car and luxury sports car manufacturers.

In 1992, Américo Barbosa died, and his daughter, Isabel Barbosa, became Chairman of the Board of Directors. Her main mission was to continue the work of her father, introducing into his project a priority objective of growth and dissemination of the Ambar brand throughout the world, promoting innovation and greater emotional involvement in all products.

In the 1990s the company expanded into the home market manufacturing a variety of Photo Albums, organisers, wrapping systems.

In 2004, Ambar changed its name to AMBAR – IDEAS NO PAPEL, SA, a move to accompany a well-defined change in its strategy, based on three key aspects: creativity, focus on the consumer, internationalization.

Today AMBAR – IDEAS NO PAPEL, SA, products are found all over the world and is ranked as one of the top 10 office and educational supply companies in the world.

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