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Comil

Comil Carrocerias e Onibus is a Brazilian bus and coach manufacturing company established in 1985 with the purchase of the bus company Incasel. Based in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, it also has a factory in Mexico. Its products had been exported to 29 countries. Comil also manufactures grain storage buildings and equipment, and had abandoned the bus manufacturing business for two years. In 2002, Comil resumed bus production.

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Comil Carrocerias e Onibus is a Brazilian bus and coach manufacturing company established in 1985 with the purchase of the bus company Incasel. Based in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, it also has a factory in Mexico. Its products had been exported to 29 countries. Comil also manufactures grain storage buildings and equipment, and had abandoned the bus manufacturing business for two years. In 2002, Comil resumed bus production.

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  1. date of establishment: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367147726

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