MAN Truck & Bus SE (formerly MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, pronounced[ˈmanˈnʊtsˌfaːɐ̯tsɔʏɡəʔaːˈɡeː]) is a subsidiary of Traton, and 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 (pronounced[maˈʃiːnənfaˌbʁiːkˈʔaʊksbʊʁkˈnʏʁnbɛʁk;-faˌbʁɪk-]), formerly MAN AG.
Neoplan Airport bus. Neoplan is owned by MAN.
Trucks and buses of the product brand MAN and buses of the product brand Neoplan (premium coaches) belong to the MAN Truck & Bus Group.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
In 1897, MAN presented the first self-ignition fully functioning diesel engine, in partnership with its inventor, Rudolph Diesel.[5] 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.[6]
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 EnasaasPegaso 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,[a] cabins so they can fit the truck chassis
the complete interior equipment and heating
the manual gearbox with clutch and gear lever, the rear axle with rear-axle transmission and suspension
the electrical system for the entire concept, and the platforms for the standard design.
MAN was responsible for:
the engine including cooling, exhaust, inlet and fuel system
the front axle with suspension and steering
the frame with all parts for attaching the springs and axles, the steering, the batteries, the power braking system and fuel system
the brakes, i.e. for the complete wheel brakes front and rear, the dual-circuit power brakes and parking brake
the wheels and tyres
the platform for special designs and tipping mechanism.
MAN-VWCVs were built in Volkswagen's Hanover factory until other Volkswagen models took priority; they were then made at MAN AG's Salzgitter-Watenstedt factory.
[edit]Hubertia-bodied MAN MKN 630Optare-Vecta–bodied MAN 11.190 HOCLMCV-Evolution–bodied MAN NL 323 FGalaxy Patsornchai based on MAN 24.460 R40 (chassis-in-box version of MAN R37), body and chassis assembled in Thailand
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)
Ghana – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V
Togo – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V.
Benin – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V.
Nigeria – DEAL REAL Limited (DRL)
Burkina Faso – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V.
Quezon City, (PHL): Assembling of 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.
