Companies based in Joinville

Busscar Ônibus S.A. was a Brazilian bus manufacturer that built coaches, trolleybuses, charter buses, and tour buses, founded on 17 September 1946. The company was based in Joinville in the south of Brazil, where it had industrial premises that covered . Busscar went defunct on 27 September 2012.

Brazilian automotive corporation

thumb|A Brazilian-made Embraco compressor fitted in a domestic refrigerator Embraco is a manufacturer of compressors for refrigeration systems that was founded in 1971 in Brazil. Embraco produces hermetic compressors, condensing units, and sealed units, for domestic and commercial use.

Carbuss - Indústria de Carrocerias Catarinense Ltda. is a Brazilian bus manufacturer. The company is based in Joinville in the south of Brazil, where it operates industrial premises that cover of land. The premises previously belonged to another bus manufacturer, Busscar, before its bankruptcy in 2012.