MAN Truck & Bus SE (formerly MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, German: [em.aː.en ˈnʊtsˌfaːɐ̯tsɔʏɡə ʔaːˈɡeː]) is a German automotive manufacturer and a subsidiary of Traton, one of the leading international providers of commercial vehicles. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, MAN Truck & Bus produces vans in the range from 3.0 to 5.5 t gvw, trucks in the range from 7.49 to 44 t gvw, heavy goods vehicles up to 250 t road train gvw, bus-chassis, coaches, interurban coaches, and city buses. MAN Truck & Bus also produces diesel and natural-gas engines. The MAN acronym originally stood for "Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG" (German: [maˈʃiːnənfaˌbʁiːk ˈʔaʊksbʊʁk ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk; -faˌbʁɪk-]), formerly MAN AG.
Trucks and buses of the product brand MAN and buses of the product brand Neoplan (premium coaches) belong to the MAN Truck & Bus Group.
On 1 January 2011, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge (literally: "commercial vehicles") was renamed as MAN Truck & Bus to better reflect the company's products on the international market.
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History
Light truck collaborations with Saviem and Volkswagen
In 1897, MAN presented the first self-ignition fully functioning diesel engine, in partnership with its inventor, Rudolf Diesel. From 1967 until 1977, MAN collaborated with France's Saviem, selling their light to medium duty trucks with MAN badging in Germany and certain other markets. After the end of this, a deal was struck with Volkswagen which lasted until 1993. Production of a truck using the Volkswagen LT body started in 1979 and ended in 1993 with 72,000 units produced. It was available with four engines and four wheelbases over its lifetime; there was also a 4X4 version called 8.150 FAE. FAE means "forward control" cab, all-wheel drive, single tyres so the F nomenclature means "forward control" cab. This series is usually referred to as the G90, from the most common model, but also as the "G"-series. In the United Kingdom it was originally marketed as the "MAN MT" series. The original lineup in the UK consisted of the 6.90 and the 8.90 (the first digit denoting the GVW in tonnes, the second for power in metric horsepower) and the 8.136 and 9.136.
MAN AG supplied engines which were available in inline-four and inline-six cylinder engine configurations, with DIN rated motive power outputs of:
67 kilowatts (91 PS; 90 bhp)
75 kilowatts (102 PS; 101 bhp)
101 kilowatts (137 PS; 135 bhp)
112 kilowatts (152 PS; 150 bhp)
MAN replaced the G series with the L2000 and M2000 ranges. Several models of the MAN-VWCV and the VWCV LT ranges were marketed in Spain by Enasa as Pegaso Ekus, in a typical badge engineering operation. Peterbilt also offered this model with their badging, as the 200 or 265 model.
VWCV and MAN shared the project development in accordance with the collaboration agreement as follows:
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles took care of:
the tilting driver's cab including steering wheel and fixing, hand levers and foot pedals, cabins so they can fit the truck chassis
Leadership
Heinrich von Buz; Dr. Anton von Rieppel (1898-1911)
Anton von Rieppel (1912-1917)
Th. Freiherr von Cramer-Klett (1918-1921)
Håkan Samuelsson (2005–2009)
Georg Pachta-Reyhofen (2009–2013)
Andreas Renschler (2015)
Joachim Drees (2015–2020)
Andreas Tostmann (2020–2021)
Alexander Vlaskamp (2021–present)
Trucks
Commercial trucks
MAN-Saurer 2t-2,5t (1915-1918) 5.322 cc 30 hp
MAN-Saurer 3,5t (1915-1918) 6.082 cc 36 hp
MAN-Saurer 4t (1915-1918) 8.143 cc 45 hp
MAN-Saurer 5t (1915-1918) 8.143 cc 45 hp
MAN 2 Zc (1919-1927) 5.322 cc 30 hp
MAN 3 Zc (1919-1925) 6.305 cc 40 hp
MAN ZK5 (1919-1925) 8.143 cc 50 hp
MAN KVB (1926-1934) 7.479 cc 55 hp
MAN S1 H6 (1926-1934) 12.215 cc 150 hp
MAN F1 H6 (1929-1934) 9.408 cc 100 hp
MAN Z1 (1933-1937) 6.234 cc 70 hp
ML 4500 S (1943-1946) 7.983 cc 120 hp
MAN MK (1945-1957) 7.983 cc 120 hp
MAN F8 (1950-1963) 11.633 cc 180 hp
MAN 630 L1 (1953-1955) 8.276 cc 130 hp
MAN G (1979-1987)(1987-1994) 3.791 cc 90 hp; 5.687 cc 136 hp [72.000 units]
LE / L2000
ME / M2000 evolution
FE / F2000
CLA
TGL, with hybrid trucks (MAN TGL Optistrang and TGL EDA).
Military trucks
Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles, a joint venture with Rheinmetall, produces a range of tactical trucks:
HX
LX / FX
SX
Earlier ventures with US Army produced the "LD" multifuel diesel engine line used on M35 2+1⁄2-ton and M54 5-ton trucks
Buses
Current
Lion's City, city and inter-urban buses
Lion's Coach, coaches
Lion's Intercity, inter-urban buses
Lion's Explorer
Historical
The first integral buses
760 UO, underfloor engine (1957–?)
MAN/Krauss-Maffei Metrobus (de)
640 HO (1959–1962)
750 HO (1962–1974)
890 UO, underfloor engine
890 UG, articulated bus, underfloor engine
535 HO, regional bus and coach
VöV-Standard buses, 1st generation
750 HO-SL (renamed SL 192 from 1972), city bus (1968–1973)
750 HO-SÜ (renamed SÜ 230 from 1972), regional bus (1970–1975)
890 SG (renamed SG 192 from 1972), articulated bus, underfloor engine (1970–1980)
SL 200, city bus (1973–1988)
SÜ 240, regional bus (1972–1989)
SD 200, double-decker bus (1973–1985)
SG 220, articulated bus, underfloor engine (1978–1983)
SG 240/280 H, articulated bus, rear engine (1980–1986)
North-American models:
SG 220, articulated bus, underfloor engine (1978–1983)
SG 310, articulated bus, underfloor engine (1981–1988)
Chassis
MKN (1948–1950)
MKN 26 (1950–1954)
MKN 630 (1954–1956)
MKH 2
MKH 4
530 HOC (1955–?)
535 HOC (1956–?)
545 HOC
558 HOC (1956–?)
420 HOC (1957–1963)
10.xxx FOCL (L53) front-engined midi
10.xxx HOCL (469) midi
11.xxx HOCL midi
12.xxx HOCL-NL (A76) low-floor midi
12.xxx HOCL (A77) midi
13.xxx HOCL/SR (A53) midi
14.xxx HOCL-NL (A66) low-entry
14.xxx HOCL (A67)
16.xxx HOCL (470/475)
18.2x0 HOCL-NL (A69) low-entry
18.xxx HOCL (A51/A55/A91/R33/RR2/RR3 (chassis in box))
19.xxx HOCL (R33)
24.xxx HOCLN (474/A54/R37/R40 (chassis in box))
24.xxx HOCLNR-NL (A57/A59)
28.xxx HGOCL (A61)
Aerobus (India)
Production sites
Trucks
Heavy range
Munich (GER)
Niepołomice (POL)
Light and medium range
Steyr (A) sold to Steyr Automotive GmbH
Special-purpose vehicles
Vienna (A)
Buses
Ankara (TUR): MANAŞ - premium coaches, standard coaches, double-decker coaches, intercity buses, city buses for MAN & Neoplan
Sady (POL) - moved to Starachowice
Starachowice (POL) - city buses, bus and coach chassis, components ( in future: premium coaches, standard coaches, double-decker coaches, intercity buses)
Carmona (PH) - bus bodies built by Almazora Motors Corporation
Santa Rosa (PH) - bus bodies built by Santarosa Motor Works, Inc. (Columbian Manufacturing Corp.)
Quezon City (PH) - bus bodies built by Del Monte Motor Works, Inc.
Engines
Nuremberg (GER)
Axles and other components
Munich (GER)
Salzgitter (GER)
CKD-locations
Shushary, Saint Petersburg, (RUS): Heavy-weight trucks. 50/50 Joint venture with Scania called Truck Production RUS LLC.
Pinetown (RSA): heavy, medium and light trucks; bus-chassis for MAN & VW Truck & Bus
Querétaro (MEX)
Olifantsfontein (RSA): intercity- and regular service bus bodies for MAN & VW Truck & Bus
Sharjah, (UAE): Assembling of trucks under the Shacman brand. The company is a part of the Shaanxi Automobile Group.
East Jakarta, (IDN): Assembling of trucks and buses at a plant in Jatinegara, East Jakarta by PT. Duta Putera Sumatera.
Shah Alam, (MYS): Assembling of Trucks and Buses
Quezon City, (PHL): Assembling of Man and Volkswagen trucks and buses at MAN Truck and Bus Center assembly plant in Novaliches, Quezon City by MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation.
Bangkok, (THA): Assembling of trucks and buses in Thailand by MAN Commercial Vehicle (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Samarkand, (UZB): Assembling of two trucks in Uzbekistan by MAN Auto-Uzbekistan.