<p>Dr. Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Andrade, the founder of CAOA, started working in the automotive sector by acquiring a Ford Landau at the Ford dealership in Campina Grande (PB). When the dealership went bankrupt, he did not hesitate to propose that it would be transferred to him to offset the payment for the vehicle. This is how CAOA was founded and, in less than six years, it became the largest Ford dealership in Brazil.</p>