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MAN AG (formerly called Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg AG German Machine Factory Augsburg-Nuremberg, JSC) is a German concern, founded in 1897.
62% of MAN AG shares are held by institutional investors.
1915 Start of production of trucks in Nuremberg (German: Nurnberg)
1923 First ready-to-run diesel engine for automobiles, 40 hp. with direct fuel injection, Augsburg (German Augsburg).
1924 The world's first mass-produced direct injection diesel truck.
1925 5-tonne diesel truck with cardan drive.
1937 First spherical combustion chamber diesel engine developed for commercial vehicles.
1951 First German commercial vehicle diesel engine with exhaust gas turbo heater.
1954 First low-noise diesel engine for vehicles with a spherical combustion chamber.
1988 Low floor bus with a non-polluting gas turbine diesel engine.
1989 Route trucks M 90 / F 90 "Silent".
1992 The production of the SLW 2000 truck for urban use, the 422 FRH "Lion's Star" tourist bus with a flat body floor and a safe passenger compartment began.
1993 New generation of trucks L2000 (payload from 6-10 tons).
1994 The presentation of a new range of heavy-duty trucks with a gross weight of 18 tons and more, with 2 "Euro" diesels, took place. Truck L2000 for the distribution of goods with a combined drive (from internal combustion engines and batteries). Natural gas drive for trucks and buses. Diesel-electric drive housed in the wheel hub for city buses. In the same year, the company was awarded the title "Coach of the Year".
1995 Awarded the title "Truck of the Year" (as in 1987, 1980, 1977).
1996 Market launch of a new medium range of M 2000 trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 12-25 tons.
1997 Market launch of a new generation of low loader buses.
2000 World presentation of the new generation of TG-A trucks.
2001 Awarded the title "Truck of the Year" by TG-A. Launch of a new product of the company - the Lion's Star tourist bus.
2002 The Lion's Star tourist bus is a reddot award: product design.
2003 The Lion's Star coach received the Coach of the Year 2004 award.
2005 The presentation of the TGL series vehicles took place in Munich.
The MAN AG concern has a division of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge for the production of trucks, buses, marine and diesel engines (it is the third largest manufacturer of trucks in Europe).
In 2005, sales amounted to more than 68,200 trucks, about 6,000 buses. Revenue of MAN AG in 2005 - $ 17.57 billion, net profit - $ 10.4 billion.
MAN is one of the oldest German engineering companies producing trucks, buses and diesel engines. Previously it existed under the name Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG. Founded in 1758, this company continues to occupy high positions in the world arena to this day. MAN is headquartered in Munich and is majority owned by the VW Group.
According to historians, the modern MAN company owes its appearance to Napoleon Bonaparte, who planned to seize Europe and needed a railway in Bavaria. The wealthy merchant Johann Friedrich Klett responded to the idea of the conqueror. At his expense, the first 5 kilometers of the railway were built. Later, an entrepreneur from Nuremberg decides to establish his own company, which begins to produce equipment for the maintenance of the railway and its construction.
Since 1871, this company has been under the control of Johann Friedrich Klett's son-in-law, Theodor Kramer-Klett, as a result of which it changes its name to Mashinenbau AG, Niirnberg. Another predecessor of the modern MAN company is the engineering company of Ludwig Sander, founded in 1840, called Maschinenfabrik Ludwig Sander. Ludwig's company at one time successfully produced steam engines.
The companies of Theodor Cramer-Klett and Ludwig Sander began to work closely together in 1858. The cooperation between the companies ends 40 years later with their merger into the United Machine-Building Factory, followed by the formation of the Machine-Building Joint-Stock Company in Nuremberg. The too long name began to be shortened in Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg, which is the basis of the famous abbreviation MAN. Since 1904, the company's products have already included turbines, steam boilers, hydraulic pumps, bridge trusses and even trams with railroad cars of their own design. This period can be considered the beginning of the history of MAN as it is presented by its contemporaries.
Rudolph Diesel (1858 - 1913)
The direction for the development of the company was predetermined by the creative engineer Rudolf Diesel (years of life 1858-1913), who worked for MAN for some time. In February 1893 he patented the four-stroke internal combustion engine, which became the great-grandfather of the modern diesel engine. The first diesel engine capable of igniting fuel from compression force appeared only in 1897.
The project of the diesel engine of Rudolf Diesel was continued by Anton von Rippel, who in 1898 produced a light diesel engine that developed about 5-6 hp. In this form, the engine was already suitable for installation on a self-propelled chassis. In the future, Rudolf Diesel himself took up the development of the idea, who in 1908 produced a high-speed 1-cylinder diesel engine for the Swiss company Saurer (Saurer).
This engine never received further development, but it gave Anton von Rippel the opportunity to meet Adolf Saurer, who at that time was nurturing the idea to start producing his cars in Germany. Together, the entrepreneurs begin to produce the first 5-ton MAN-Saurer trucks in 1915. The trucks are powered by a 45 hp four-cylinder engine. Even then, trucks were equipped with a four-speed gearbox and a chain drive.
Since 1916, these trucks "moved" to the plant in Nuremberg, where only in 1918 they were produced in an amount of about one thousand. Since 1919, the company has been launching the production of 2Zc and 3Zc models with lifting capacities of 2, 5 and 3.5 tons. The design of the cars consisted entirely of German-made parts, and their engines could run on gasoline, kerosene and benzene.
The further success of MAN's business was directly dependent on the success in the automotive industry and the development of the diesel engine. Another important event in the history of the company takes place in 1918, when engineer Paul Wibicke conducts successful bench tests of a light diesel engine based on the 1908 Saurer engine. An efficient four-cylinder engine based on it appears only by the end of 1923: with a working volume of 6.3 liters, it developed 40 hp. at 900 rpm. The engine used direct fuel injection and two horizontal opposed injectors.
When the power of this engine finally reached 45 hp available at 1,050 rpm, it was decided to equip the 3Zc truck, which drove in this form on December 10, 1924 to the Berlin Motor Show. The novelty was bypassed only by the Mercedes-Benz truck, but both cars were at the head of the diesel car industry.
Later, the production of a 5-ton MAN ZK5 truck with an 8.1-liter diesel engine with an output of 50 hp begins. Since 1925, the company begins production of the world's first series of diesel trucks capable of transporting from 3.5 to 5.0 tons (depending on the version, they were equipped with a 6.2 or 7.4 liter diesel engine, developing up to 55 hp). ...
A year later, the MAN lineup is replenished with the world's first three-axle 6-ton diesel truck S1H6, which was powered by a hefty 9.4-liter 6-cylinder engine that developed an incredible 80 hp. The new motor was jointly created by Franz Lang and Wilhelm Rim, who worked under the patronage of MAN engineer Paul Wibike.
In 1927, an important event took place in the life of the company: a new 200-meter workshop was commissioned in Nuremberg, where the assembly of trucks and buses with a production capacity of up to 3,000 pieces of equipment per year was being established. All new cars use cardan drive, all-wheel brakes and pneumatic tires. The equipment also included an electric starter and light. The heaviest machines were equipped with a multi-plate dry clutch, wheel reduction gears and drive axles with unloaded axle shafts.
Further activities of MAN were again focused on the development of the diesel engine. In the same year, 1927, the company expanded the range of engines with models with one or two intake valves and a vertical nozzle with 4-6 nozzles proposed by Robert Bosch. The range is replenished with 4- and 6-cylinder diesels with a volume of 7.4 and 12.2 liters, with a capacity of 60 to 120 hp. Such engines are beginning to be installed on the new MAN KVB and S1H6 vehicles, which are already capable of carrying 5.0 and 8.5 tons.
In 1931, MAN produced the world's most powerful diesel truck, the three-axle S1H6, powered by a 6-cylinder D4086B unit with 150 hp. with a working volume of 16.6 liters. At this point, MAN equips almost all of its cars with ZF gearboxes, which use a double final drive. Cars from those years already have air brakes and a low-profile steel frame. At the same time, the development of a gasoline engine is underway, which ceases in 1932 due to the release of the next generation of a diesel engine with a nozzle above the combustion chamber. This design gets a high-speed 6-cylinder engine capable of delivering from 60 to 150 hp at 2,000 rpm. depending on the working volume.
By the mid-30s of the XX century, the model range of MAN trucks already totals 13 vehicles with a carrying capacity from 3 to 10 tons. Also at this time, MAN begins the serial production of two-axle trucks E1 / E2 and F2 / F4 capable of carrying on board from 2.5 to 8.0 tons and equipped with diesel engines from 65 to 160 hp. These trucks receive a new cab and become one of the most modern of their time. The period from 1933 to 1938 saw a rapid growth in MAN's production capacity: production rises from 323 to 2,568 trucks, 25% of which is exported.
In 1937, Paul Wiebeck proposes another structural innovation of the diesel engine: he develops a film mixture formation, which made it possible to improve mixture formation, reduce heat loss, increase power and efficiency. The first to receive such a design is a 6-cylinder engine with a volume of 9.5 liters and an output of 120 hp, installed on a five-ton M1 truck. The engine receives a hemispherical combustion chamber.
In 1935, the German company was naturally re-equipped for the production of army equipment, especially 6 × 6 army trucks. By 1941, in the MAN model range, there is only one civilian 4.5-ton L4500 truck with a D1046G diesel engine (8-liter displacement, 110 hp). On its basis, the company produces an army truck MAN ML4500S and 4500A (the first is 4 × 2, and the second is 4 × 4). During the Second World War, MAN plants produced Tiger I, Tiger II, Tiger III and Tiger V tanks. MAN also began designing an experimental 8 × 4 amphibious vehicle.
Between 1944 and 1945, the MAN plant in Nuremberg came under repeated bombing by "enemy" aircraft. Work at the plant resumed only on May 8, 1945, when American trucks began to be repaired at its base. This is a difficult period in MAN's history. Only in the fall does the plant begin assembling the pre-war MAN L4500 truck, which became the prototype for the new 4.5-ton MK truck, capable of carrying from 5.0 to 6.5 tons of cargo. The cars were driven by diesels with a capacity of 120-130 hp. and were equipped with a 5-speed ZF gearbox (all the same version with a dual main gear).
MAN's forward-looking engineering development only resumed in the early 1950s. As a result of the design innovations of Prof. Siegfried Meirer, MAN produces a turbocharged diesel engine. Meirer's most important invention is the new cylinder head. Meirer also offers a spherical combustion chamber, double-hole nozzles, forced lubrication of the cylinder and plunger, and a spiral inlet. Due to all these innovations, a strong vortex flow was created in the cylinder, from which the fuel was even better mixed with air. In honor of the inventor, the system was dubbed the index M. New diesel engines were distinguished by soft work, high efficiency and economy. The market attractiveness of the new engine was so high that in the 50-60s. many European, Asian, American and Australian companies buy licenses for its production.
The company itself is globally moving to the M system, and in the early 50s. creates on its basis a new family of 6- and 8-cylinder engines with a volume of 8.2 and 10.6 liters, with a capacity of 120 and 155 hp. The release of new engines is followed by an update of the trucks themselves. From this moment, the manufacturer begins to encrypt their load capacity and power into digital indexes of truck models.
Initially, the new range of models consists of 5 trucks, starting with the 5-ton 115-horsepower MAN 515L1, and ending with the 8.5-ton truck MAN 830L. In 1954, MAN's first production turbocharged truck was added to the range, the 750TL1 7-ton truck, which received a 6-cylinder D1246M, 8.2-liter and 155 hp, available at 2,000 rpm.
In the mid-1950s, MAN trucks became so popular that a single plant in Nuremberg was no longer able to meet market demand. On this basis, the company is looking for possible options for expanding production capacities and in April 1955 concludes a deal to purchase the former BMW aircraft engine plant in Munich. The plant is very quickly converted and from 15 November it begins to produce MAN trucks of the new L-series, which received an all-metal cab and panoramic windshield, a wide short hood and streamlined fenders with integrated headlights.
By 1959 MAN is expanding the L series with 25 base chassis variants with payloads from 4.0 to 8.5 tons (models with indexes from 415L1 to 860L). All trucks of the new series are equipped with 6-cylinder Meirera engines, with a capacity of 100 to 160 hp. An innovative version of the truck with a cab over the power plant also appears - the MAN L1F. The newly acquired Munich plant is expanded to become the headquarters. So, out of the initial staff of 2,270 people in 1955, by 1962 the plant already employs 10,000 people. They assemble 10,000 trucks per year. The plant's management is carrying out another reorganization and is putting into operation a new assembly shop with a length of 300 meters, which makes it possible to increase the production volume to 12,400 chassis per year. The old MAN plant in Nuremberg continues to produce engines, axles and various castings.
In 1963, the company introduced the new 10.212 series with a fundamentally new 6-cylinder engine with 212 hp. In the period from 1965 to 1966, the MAN family of trucks was replenished with two and three-axle bonnet and cabover vehicles with a carrying capacity from 6 to 14 tons (models MAN 520H - MAN 21.212DK). The family is equipped with the safest and most economical motors of their time, developing from 115 to 230 hp. In 1963, the company begins to cooperate with the French company Saviem. After 3 years MAN buys a license for the production of Saviem models with a payload capacity of 1.5 - 3.5 tons, assembled under the MAN-Saviem brand (models 270, 475, 485 and others). This strategic move allows the MAN range of trucks to be expanded to 22 models by 1967 (from 5.126 to 22.215). By this time, a new angular cab above the engine has been installed on all chassis and the indexing of the models is officially changed: the first number denotes the rounded gross weight of the model, and the numbers after the dot indicate the engine power.
At that time, the Hungarian company Raba was buying a license from MAN to manufacture its cars and engines at its factories. The Brasov Automobile Plant (Romania) does the same. The assembly of certain MAN models under the guise of different brands begins in Yugoslavia, Portugal, Turkey, India, South Korea and even South Africa. At the same time, MAN is pursuing a less visible cooperation with the automobile concern Daimler-Benz on the design of new engines, air suspension and planetary wheel gears. As a result of their joint work, in 1970, the D2858 V8 engine with a displacement of 15.4 liters and a power of 304 hp was produced, which was started to equip MAN main tractors.
A little earlier, in 1968, MAN buys 25% of the shares of a large German truck manufacturer - Büssing, a complete takeover of which ends by 1971. This merger results in a redesign of the truck radiator grilles, where the MAN lettering appears, complemented by a snarling Bussing lion. Since 1972, the MAN model range has been comprised of 30 base chassis equipped with 70 - 320-horsepower engines. Carrying capacities of all models fall within the range from 1.8 to 18.7 tons (starting with the weakest model 470F, ending with the road monster 30.256DH). Also in 1970, MAN absorbs the Austrian company OAF, at whose production facilities in Vienna they begin to produce special multi-axle chassis, heavy dump trucks and fire trucks with engines developing up to 760 hp!
Since the mid-70s. MAN is discontinuing V-engines, switching entirely to 6-cylinder engines. Another major innovation is the move to modular design. Particularly successful are the third-generation 5- and 6-cylinder D25 engines with turbocharging and a displacement of 9.5 and 11.4 liters.
Since 1976, some production models have been equipped with ZF manual transmissions.
In 1977 MAN is bringing the 8.5-ton 19.280F model with the 6-cylinder D2566T diesel engine to the Autumn Motor Show in Frankfurt. With a power of 280 hp this model was recognized as the most economical in its time. For the first time in its history, MAN became the Truck of the Year (1978)! MAN produces 21,337 trucks per year.
In 1979 MAN starts a partnership with Volkswagen. Together, the companies produce mid-range trucks under the MAN-VW brand. The firstborn of the joint cooperation is the G series, which consists of five basic models (from 6.90F to 10.136F). The trucks have lifting capacities from 2.7 to 6.5 tonnes and receive a new cab above the MAN D02 diesel engine with a working volume of up to 3.8 to 5.7 liters. These engines develop between 90 and 136 hp. power. The chassis for all MAN-VWs is designed and assembled by Volkswagen engineers.
In 1980, another MAN vehicle becomes Truck of the Year - model 19.321FLT. It is equipped with a turbocharged 6-cylinder D25 engine with a displacement of 11.4 liters and an output of 230 to 320 hp. In various variations, this engine became the main power plant of MAN in the 80s. Five years later, the company released the successor to the 19.321FLT, the D2866, which received a 12-liter turbocharged engine with a capacity of 260-360 hp.
Since 1985, MAN-VW trucks have been assembled at the former Büssing plant in Salzgitter, which markedly reduces Volkswagen's share in the joint project. In 1987, the companies show the second generation of the G90 series, also consisting of five models (6.100 - 10.150). These trucks are equipped with a 6-cylinder D08 series engine with a displacement of 6.9 liters. A few years later, Volkswagen terminated the contract with MAN, and the product of their joint cooperation forms the basis for the new generation L2000.
In 1985, the cargo department of the MAN AG concern becomes an independent company - MAN Nutzfahrzeug AG, which employs more than 20,000 people in Germany alone. In 1986, the newly-minted company renews the truck family with a series of heavy models F90 with a GVW of over 18 tonnes. The MAN F90 becomes the next winner of the Truck of the Year title in 1987. In 1988, the large F90 is complemented by the medium M90 with a gross weight of 12 to 24 tons. All trucks are equipped with in-line 6-cylinder turbocharged and intercooled engines, which developed 150 - 360 hp. With this series, all MAN trucks begin to complete with multi-stage gearboxes, front disc brakes, anti-lock braking system ABS, hypoid final drive and new planetary wheel gears. MAN truck cabs are starting to meet the highest demands for ergonomics and safety. A special series of Silent trucks is also being introduced, featuring flexible cab suspension and enhanced sound insulation.
At the end of the 80s, the German company replenishes its model range with UXT series tractor units (wheel configurations 4 × 2 and 6 × 2). These machines are equipped with horizontal motors under the chassis frame. For the most powerful multi-axle chassis and tractors, MAN-Daimler-Benz V-engines were offered, developing from 365 to 760 hp.
In 1990, MAN begins to produce an environmentally friendly version of the D08 and D28 diesel engines (since then a wide range of in-line 4-, 5- and 6-cylinder engines and a turbocharged V10 engine have been available, which developed from 190 to 500 hp). From the same year, MAN completely absorbs the Austrian company Steyr, which allows the company to increase its annual production to 30 thousand vehicles for the first time in its history.
Also in the 90s. MAN launches the new 2000 tractor range, which consisted of numerous models with GVW from 6 to 50 tonnes. There were even road trains weighing up to 180 tons available! The entire 2000 series consisted of the light L2000, medium M2000 and heavy F2000, replacing the older G90, M90 and F90 series respectively. These trucks receive a rich package of electronic devices for engine control, air suspension, wide settings for the driver's seats, air conditioning, anti-lock and traction control systems. All trucks and tractors began to be equipped with front ventilated disc brakes, power steering, pneumatic 2-circuit braking system and brake linings with wear sensors.
In 1994 MAN launched the L2000 light truck range, which consisted of two-axle vehicles with a GVW of 6 to 11.5 tons. For them, 6-cylinder turbocharged engines were prepared, developing 113-220 hp. For cars, a choice of 5- and 6-speed gearboxes and rear air suspension were offered.
All-wheel drive truck MAN L2000 4 × 4. 1993 - 2000
It was recommended to buy cars for urban use with a 5-speed automatic transmission and a hypoid main gear, as well as with a diesel-electric transmission. The mid-range M2000 was launched in the spring of 1996. It had a choice of 42 chassis options 4 × 2, 4 × 4 and 6 × 2, with a mass from 12 to 26 tons and up to 32 tons as part of a road train. Technically, the M2000 series was a hybrid variant of the light L2000 and the heavy F2000. The M2000 range was equipped with motors from 155 to 280 hp, gearboxes with 6, 9 and 16 steps and rear disc brakes.
The gross weight of the F2000 heavy series ranged from 19 to 50 tons. These trucks once again won the honorary title of Truck of the Year in '95. For the heavy series, 65 wheel configurations were available, ranging from 4 × 2 to 10 × 4. Various cabins were offered, wheelbase ranging from 2,600 to 5,700 mm, normal and low frame arrangement.
In 1998 MAN launches the second generation F2000 Evolution. The update mainly affected the cab lining. In addition, the cars began to be equipped with highly efficient turbocharged engines, an intercooling system and an electronic control unit. The F2000 Evolution was equipped with 6-cylinder D2866 and D2876 engines with a displacement of 12 and 12.8 liters, capable of developing 310 and 460 hp. respectively. Also in the sleeve of MAN appears the most powerful engine in Europe - the D2640 V10, with a displacement of 18.2 liters and a power of 600 hp. The technical range of trucks is replenished with 16-speed gearboxes, 1- and 2-disc clutches, front ventilated disc brakes with electronically controlled braking force, air suspension or parabolic spring suspension, Voith hydraulic brake retarder.
The new cab was offered in four versions, where one or two berths were already available. The high driver comfort is further enhanced by an interior length of up to 2,205 mm and a height of up to 2,170 mm. The most comfortable was the Topaz package with a spare heating system, heated seats, leather and wood trim, and even a refrigerator. In addition to the standard version, special versions were offered for the F2000, capable of running on LPG. For the transportation of lightweight cargo, the company has developed bodies with a capacity of 40-50 m3. Dump trucks and off-road tractors were produced on the basis of the second generation F2000.
In 1999, MAN sets another record - the annual production is brought to 56,300 vehicles with a curb weight of 6 tons, which at that time was equal to 3.5% of world production. At the beginning of 2000 MAN produces its one millionth truck.
At the end of 2000, MAN expanded its model range with a new high-tech heavy family TGA with engines meeting Euro-3 efficiency standards. The new diesels had a working volume of 11.9 to 12.8 liters and developed from 310 to 510 hp. Since this period, all trucks are equipped with 16-speed and 12-speed automated electronically controlled transmissions. All wheels are already equipped with disc brakes, computer systems and offer 5 cab options with different internal heights from 1,180 to 2,100 mm.
In 2000 MAN buys the Polish Star plant and takes over the English company ERF. Since that moment, the staff of the company has reached 32,000 people.
In 2001, the MAN TGA once again becomes Truck of the Year. At the same time, MAN is moving to a new simplified marking, where L, M and F of the Evolution generation begin to be designated with the indices LE, ME and FE, combined with a digital engine power display.
Since the beginning of the century, the range of MAN military trucks has also become quite extensive: all vehicles for the needs of the army are equipped with all-wheel drive and wheel arrangements from 4 × 4 to 10 × 10. Here MAN uses the most powerful engines capable of developing from 110 to 1,000 hp. On their basis, powerful airfield fire engines are also produced.
Even with a full load, they can reach a maximum speed of 120-140 km / h, and acceleration from 0 to 80 km / h takes 22-25 seconds for a fully loaded truck. The manufacturer himself gives a guarantee of a service life of up to 20 years.
Coach MAN Lion's Star. 2003 year
In 2001, MAN presents the new Lion's Star coach, which in 2002 won the design prize and in 2003 the comfort prize.
2004th year. This period was marked by the start of serial production of a new diesel engine - D20 Common Rail.
2005 is associated with a change of management for the brand - Rudolf Rupprecht leaves the company and Hakan Samuelsson becomes the new chairman of the group. Hakan focuses all the company's efforts on the development of the global market. At the 2005 Munich Truck Show, MAN is showing a new series of vehicles - the TGL.
2007 is associated with phenomenal sporting success for MAN - its truck wins the Dakar Rally (driven by Dutch driver Hans Stacy). In the same year, the company sells 93,230 trucks and about 7,350 buses worldwide.
2008th year. The new MAN TGX and TGS trucks receive the Truck of the Year award. An important technical innovation is the transition of the TGX series to automatic transmissions from ZF. This year the company is generating revenues of 14.495 billion euros, which is an increase of 6% over the previous year. MAN's net profit in 2008 was 1.247 billion euros.
In the same year, MAN discontinues production of the TGA series, which is replaced on the conveyor by the more modern TGX and TGS series.
As of 2013, the main shareholder of the company is the VW Group, which owns 55.9% of the shares. The remaining 44.1% of MAN shares are in free float. The company includes 3 large divisions:
- MAN Truck & Bus AG. Manufactures MAN, ERF and STAR trucks. Buses are produced under the Neoplan brand.
- MAN Ferrostaal AG. Designs and builds high-tech manufacturing enterprises.
- MAN Diesel & Turbo. Manufactures marine and diesel engines as well as turbines.
MAN works closely with CEPSA (Spain), which produces various lubricating oils and materials for trucks.
The company has its official representative office in Russia - MAN Truck End Bas Rus LLC, which has been under the patronage of General Director Lars Himmer since 2010. By 2008, MAN had launched 40 dealer service stations in Russia, and two years later their total number reached 50.
In the spring of 2011 MAN began construction of its truck assembly plant near St. Petersburg. The estimated production capacity of the enterprise is 6,000 trucks per year. All trucks produced at this plant will be sold in the territory of the CIS countries.
In 2013 MAN carried out a complete restyling of its model range - TGX, TGS, TGM and TGL trucks.
TGX truck series. These are classic semitrailer tractors characterized by maximum driver comfort and capable of pulling from 15 to 70 tons. These trucks are powered by engines ranging from 360 to 680 hp.
TGS truck series. The series is represented by truck tractors, classic "loners", dump trucks and various construction equipment. They can carry payloads from 18 to 70 tons with engine power from 360 to 680 hp.
TGM truck series. The family is represented by medium-tonnage trucks, dump trucks and classic "singles" capable of carrying from 7 to 20 tons of cargo. Models are equipped with motors from 240 to 380 hp.
TGL truck series. Small cars for everyday use in the city. They carry a payload of 5 to 7 tons and are driven by motors with a power of 150 to 250 hp.
Light truck MAN TGL 8.180. year 2012
The history of the famous automobile brand begins in 1840, with the opening of the car factory of Ludwig Sander in Augsburg.
In 1893, the first experimental diesel engine was created at the Augsburg factory, and in 1897 the world's first operational diesel engine.
In 1908, after the transformation of the name of the factory into "Machine Factory Augsburg Nuremberg AG", the name "MAN" appeared as a result.
1915 year. The construction of the MAN-Saurer truck plant begins and the Saurer assembly plant is transferred from Lindau to the MAN plant in Nuremberg.
Serial production of trucks started in Nuremberg.
The program of production of 2.5 / 3.5 ton trucks with cardan drive has been implemented.
1919 - the first MAN garbage collection vehicle with a motor-hydraulic tipper body, designed for urban transport enterprises in Germany, was produced.
In 1920, MAN merged with the Gutehoffnungshütte concern to create the first truck trade program for MAN.
A year later, a MAN type 3Zc truck comes off the conveyors of the MAN plant in Nuremberg, which has 3 tons of payload and is equipped with a carburetor engine of 40 and 45 hp. (4 cylinders).
Also, the specialists of the company have developed a MAN grader for agriculture.
In 1923, in Augsburg, the first serviceable automotive diesel engine with direct fuel injection was developed - it is a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine with a power of 40 hp at 900 rpm. On its basis, the MAN truck type 3Zc was created, with a chain drive and 3.5 tons of payload. Some time later, MAN produces the first low-bed diesel bus.
In 1924, at the Berlin Auto Show, the first serviceable truck with a 40 hp direct injection diesel engine was presented.
In 1925 MAN revolutionized the automotive industry with the introduction of a five-ton gimbal-drive truck. It was a technological breakthrough in the automotive industry, and it was he who caused the ubiquitous chain drive to be used much less often, and soon disappeared altogether. In addition, this truck had design features that were later considered for a long time to be typical features of trucks manufactured by MAN, for example, the method of separating the carrying axle and the drive, which was called the "rear axle MAN".
In the same year, at the Augsburg-Nuremberg AG plant, MAN type ZK5 was produced in a modification of a tank truck with a capacity of 4000 liters (payload 5 tons, engine power 50 and 55 hp).
In 1926, a series of two-axle trucks from 3 to 8 tons of payload, as well as a three-axle vehicle with a payload of up to 10 tons, equipped with a 150 horsepower engine, was added to the MAN truck production and sales program. The design of this "heavyweight" used an articulated propeller shaft extending directly from the gearbox, a gear drive on the rear axles and external brake drums. These design features will form, in the future, the technological basis for the entire long-range MAN heavy-duty truck program.
1927 saw the release of the first gimbal-drive truck. In addition, at the IAA international exhibition in Cologne, along with new modifications of buses and utility vehicles, MAN presented a series of trucks on a five-ton, low-bed bus chassis.
Three modifications of this model were envisaged:
1.Three-axle truck, with payload from 8 to 10 tons, 6-cylinder carburetor engine with 150 hp, worm drive and three differentials.
2.Three-axle truck, with payload from 8 to 8 tons, 6-cylinder carburetor engine with 150 hp.
3.Two-axle vehicle with payload from 8 to 10 tons, with four-cylinder carburetor or diesel engine.
Also, specialists of the MAN concern have developed a series of six-cylinder carburetor engines for 80, 100 and 120 hp, with a Riccardo combustion chamber.
In 1929, the MAN company opens the sale of high-speed vehicles (2 and 2.5 tons), and in 1930 MAN Nuremberg develops and launches into production a 5-6 ton truck, the design of which will form the basis of the further production program. The design is based on a 100-horsepower direct injection engine, a ZF-R gearbox, and a Dedion gear rear axle.
At the IAA International Automobile Exhibition in Berlin, held in 1931, MAN Nuremberg presented a new series of trucks, under the designation "E", which received great export success, because had low operating costs and driving performance of a passenger car. Modifications of a dump truck, a van, a vehicle for transporting livestock, a watering and cleaning machine were presented, as well as a special modification for operation in desert-steppe conditions. All cars in this series featured a stamped profile frame, suspension with long, wide, oil-hardened leaf springs, a 3-person cab, lifting windows on both doors, electric direction indicators and windshield wipers.
A year later, the chairman of the board of the machine factory Augsburg-Nuremberg AG Otto Mayer, organizes the modernization of the conveyors on which the chassis of the cars are installed, at the Nuremberg plant.
The most powerful truck in the world is developed, equipped with a diesel engine of the S1H6 type, with an output of 160 hp. At the same time, a new model of a five-ton truck with a six-cylinder 100 hp engine rolled off the assembly line.
Launched a newly developed heavy-duty truck model as a modification of a heavy-duty semitrailer tractor. The tractor is equipped with an S1H6 engine with a drive located in the wheel hub.
1933 year. The MAN concern produces the DT semitrailer tractor, with a fifth wheel load of up to 4.5 tons and equipped with a 80/90 hp diesel engine.
In 1934, the family of trucks was expanded from 8 to 10 tons, a 2.5-ton truck with a new, lightweight, four-cylinder diesel engine was put into production. The truck has a low construction height and great maneuverability due to the use of the DeDion gear axle in its construction.
Developed and successfully applied in a new model, a lifting device for loading and unloading containers (design of the system by F.K.Mailer).
In the same year, the MAN concern received the first state prize at the international diesel car competition in Moscow (Moscow-Tiflis highway, round trip length - 5.162 km).
1936 year. At the international trade fair for auto and moto technology in Berlin (IAMA), MAN again relies on heavy trucks and presents an 8-ton truck. Also, this year marks the beginning of a collaboration between MAN and OAF Floridsdorf, the company that became the first Austrian truck manufacturer in 1937.
A heavy F4 truck with a payload of 6.5 tons and a six-cylinder diesel engine with a capacity of 150 hp comes off the conveyors.
The year is 1939. Concern MAN launches into serial production the first all-wheel drive, off-road truck.
Also, 28 heavy dump trucks with rear unloading of a bucket body are supplied for the construction of the Palmito Dam on the Rio Del Nasas River (Mexico) and 160 units of three-axle, diesel trucks intended for the Bulgarian army.
The Nuremberg Research Institute was founded, the main task of which is the development of automotive diesel engines.
1941 year. In connection with the order of the authorities, the production of trucks was stopped at the MAN plant in Nuremberg.
1946 year. Resumption of production. The first post-war car was produced - the MK type of semi-hood configuration, with a payload of 5 tons, equipped with a six-cylinder diesel engine with a capacity of 120 hp.
1951 year. Production at the MAN plant is picking up steam again. The first truck in Germany equipped with a diesel engine with a turbocharging system (MAN turbine running on exhaust gases) rolls off the conveyors.
The MAN bus was released. with a rear arrangement of the engine (MKN 2), gear shifting - remote, produced by compressed air, the engine is located behind the rear axle.
At the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, MAN is presenting a turbocharged engine (6-cylinder 8.72 L direct injection, up to 175 hp).
In 1952, the concern produced the first all-wheel drive truck MK 25/26 after the end of World War II, equipped with a MAN gearbox divider (gear shifting is carried out with compressed air).
After the end of the war, 6,000 trucks have already been produced.
In 1954 the "interspherical combustion process" - "process M" was developed by the truck design department in Nuremberg.
The Nuremberg Research Institute was launched.
April 28, 1955 - the date of foundation of the MAN automobile plant in Munich.
It was originally planned to use the Munich plant as a supplement to the production in Nuremberg. But with the beginning of 1957, the Munich automobile plant became an independent enterprise.
On November 15 of the same year, the first truck, type 400 L1, rolled off the assembly line of the Munich plant.
In 1962, another MAN assembly plant opens in Pinetown, Durban, South Africa.
In 1963, the MAN concern takes part in the IAA motor show in Frankfurt, at the exhibition the concern presents the Hm engine.
1965 is a special date, "50 years of MAN-Nutzfarzeuge". For its anniversary, MAN is launching two new families of trucks, the 850 and 780. Both series differ in a tilt-back cab (the cab is located above the engine), a 13-ton drive axle for a 19-ton truck and a drive power of over 200 hp.
1967 was marked by the founding of the MAN Penzberg plant and successful cooperation with the French concern SAVIEM (Renault). SAVIEM supplies large-capacity cabins with a wide tilt angle for MAN concern and imports MAN trucks. The concern, in turn, assembles SAVIEM light trucks and supplies, until 1976, 20,000 front axles and 25,000 engines for heavy trucks (5,600 heavy and 7,100 light trucks are sold in total). In 1976, the cooperation ends, because SAVIEM and Berliet merge in Renault Veikul Endriel.
In February 1969 MAN receives 50% of the shares in Bussing Automobilewerke AG. The remaining 50% of the share capital is held by Salzgitter AG.
A year later, MAN enters into an agreement with Daimler-Benz for the co-production of engines and some axle parts.
On 22 March 1971 MAN receives a controlling stake in the share capital of BOSSING Automobilewerke AG. After this event, a "lion" appears on the radiator grille of MAN trucks - the emblem of BUSSING.
With the acquisition of BUSSING Automobilewerke AG, MAN has acquired a large number of developments in the field of the production of trucks and diesel engines.
1972 year. A 320-horsepower semitrailer tractor with rear air suspension was released.
On the automatic assembly line MAN - Munich, the largest and most automated in the European automotive industry (1.4 minutes per unit), the production of drive axles with planetary wheel gears (from 8 to 16 tons) and synchronized axles (from 4.5 to 7 tons).
1974 year. MAN provides Seattle's urban transportation with the SG 192 articulated bus, which is 16 meters long.
1976 year. MAN has been selected as the general contractor for the second generation truck production program for the Bundeswehr.
A new range of D25 trucks is introduced, equipped with a new range of six-cylinder engines.
A batch of 500 buses is being delivered to Syria.
1977 year. A cooperation agreement is concluded with Volkswagen for the production of light trucks of the G series (6/9/10 tons of gross weight). MAN produces engines, frames, brakes, front axles and organizes sales.
1978 year. MAN receives the Truck of the Year 1978 award.
1979 year. Within the framework of cooperation between MAN and Volkswagen, a presentation of the joint design series of the G90 is being held.
Also, due to the constant growth of the company, a new reorganization of the structure of the MAN enterprises is being carried out:
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Munich-Alach plant |
Salzgitter plant |
Braunschweig-Querum plant |
Penzberg plant |
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manufacture of heavy trucks |
production of medium-sized trucks and all series of buses |
units and accessories |
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In 1980, there are 39 company-owned sales subsidiaries in Germany with 700 employees. There are 299 MAN truck dealers in 19 European countries.
MAN receives the Truck of the Year award for the second time.
Production of the joint G90 series begins.
1982 year. The 8.136 FAE off-road truck with four-wheel drive and split tires is being introduced into the joint MAN / Volkswagen program.
An agreement was signed for the supply of 390 city buses for Istanbul (MAN / MANASH).
Since January 1987, the production of trucks of the joint MAN / Volkswagen series, with a gross weight of 6 to 10 tons, has been transferred to the MAN Salzgitter plant. The production of the cabs is carried out as before at the Volkswagen plant in Hanover. Also included in the MAN / Volkswagen joint production program are the G90 9.150F light trucks with a van.
On August 20, 1988, in memory of Heinrich Bussing, a carefully restored memorial is presented to the public: the house in Nordsteimck, where Heinrich Bussing lived and worked.
In 1989, MAN expanded its V-diesel engine series with a 22-liter V12 with more than 1,000 hp.
An articulated low-floor bus NG 272 is leaving the conveyors (height of the lower entrance step is 320 mm, passenger capacity is 164 passengers, engine power is 270 hp).
On March 3, 1992, the 500,000th diesel engine rolls off the assembly line at the engine plant in Nuremberg.
At the 54th IAA Auto Show, the new SLW 2000 urban truck and low floor medium shuttle bus are on display.
1994 year. The new F2000 heavy-duty truck series is presented at the IAA International Automobile Show in Berlin.
The Lion's Star coach wins the Intercity Bus of the Year award.
In 1995, for the fourth time, MAN was awarded the Truck of the Year award
History of the German mark MAN vehicles, however, like other well-known brands, DAF, Mercedes, goes far back into the last century.
The lack of demand for cars at that time was reflected in the specifics of factories. MAN is no exception, having started its existence with the production of steam boilers, bridge trusses, turbines, trams, hydraulic pumps and railway cars. The abbreviation MAN comes from the merger of two companies: "Maschinenbau AG, Nuremberg" engaged in the production of equipment intended for construction and the machine-building company Ludwig Sander. This happened in 1858, after which the company received its short name "Engineering Factory Augsburg-Nuremberg", which was shortened to the already known abbreviation MAN.
Engineer Rudolf Diesel had a huge influence on the further development of MAN, having received a patent for a four-stroke internal combustion engine in 1893. Rudolf Diesel's idea was continued by Anton von Rippel. And after meeting Adolf Saurer, MAN started producing 5-ton MAN-Saurer trucks in the town of Lindau. The truck was equipped with a 4-cylinder 45-horsepower petrol power unit, which worked in conjunction with a 4-speed gearbox and chain drive.
In 1916, production is transferred to Nuremberg.
In 1919, the production of the models "2Zc" and "3Zc" starts, carrying capacities of 2.5 and 3.5 tons.
In 1925, MAN produced the world's first series of diesel vehicles with a payload of 3.5-5 tons.
In 1926 a 3-axle 6-ton diesel truck "S1H6" appears. This car was powered by a 6-cylinder engine developed by Franz Lang and Wilhelm Rim.
In 1927, Robert Bosch's new vertical-nozzle engine family was invented. They were installed on MAN vehicles models "KVB" and "S1H6" with a lifting capacity of 5-8.5 tons.
The sensation of 1931 was the start of a MAN car with a 150hp engine.
From 1933 to 1938 the company's production volume increases from 323 to 2,568 vehicles per year. 25% of them were exported.
During the Great Patriotic War, the plant was badly destroyed. And it began to exist again only on May 8, 1945. Assembly of the pre-war MAN "L4500" series was already started in the fall.
In 1951, MAN began to install a turbocharged diesel power unit developed by Siegfried Meirer. This has resulted in a new family of 6- and 8-cylinder "M-motors" and a new range of MAN trucks.
In 1963, the company released the 10.212 series, with a 6-cylinder 212 hp engine. In the same year, the company became.
Cooperation with SAVIEM, by 1967, made it possible to expand the range of cars produced to 22 models.
In 1970, as a result of cooperation with the Daimler-Benz concern, the "D2858" V8 engine with a capacity of 304 hp appeared. designed for long-haul tractors.
In 1970, OAF joined the company, after which the production of special multi-axle chassis, fire trucks and heavy dump trucks begins in Vienna.
After the acquisition of Bussing in 1971, a lion figure appears on the radiator grille together with MAN. But that's not all, MAN has also received new developments in the field of heavy trucks and diesel engines at its disposal.
In 1978 MAN vehicle wins the title "Truck of the Year". This takes place back in 1980, 1987 and 1995, testifying to the unrivaled quality of the stylish appearance of the truck.
Cooperation with Volkswagen leads the production of middle-class trucks. This happens in 1979.
In 1980, the MAN 19.321FLT, which won the Truck of the Year title, gave rise to the new 6-cylinder D25 series engines, which became the main power unit for MAN.
MAN has been developing new models in the 90s. The family of trucks “L2000”, “M2000”, “F2000” is born. These trucks are equipped with electronic devices designed to regulate the operation of the engine, the position of the driver's seat, suspension, traction control, etc.
In 2000 MAN TG-A was added to the family of cars, which meets the Euro-3 standards. The car is equipped with a 12-13 liter diesel engine with a capacity of 310-510 hp, manual and automatic transmission. Once again, MAN receives the title of Truck of the Year 2001. Either plastic or wood and leather are used in the interior decoration. Compared to the F2000, the interior space has increased by an additional 9%. Particular attention has been paid to the safety of the cab.
In 2007, the MAN truck takes first place in the Dakar Rally.
The TV show "CREW" consisting of Alexey Mochanov, Orest Shupenyuk carried out a test drive of the MAN TGA 18.480 4X2 BLS car, and this is what happened.
MAN(Maschinenfabrik Augsburg - Nürnberg), formerly MAN AG, is a German engineering company specializing in the production of trucks, buses, diesel engines and turbines. The European company MAN was founded in 1958 and is based in Munich.
Until September 2012 MAN was one of the top 30 companies listed on the German Stock Exchange (DAX). The company celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2008 with 51,300 employees and total annual sales of around € 15 billion in 120 different countries.
MAN traces its origins back to 1758, when the St. Anthony Steel Works began operations in Oberhausen, as the first heavy industrial enterprise in the Ruhr area. In 1808, the three Ironworks "St. Anthony", "Gute Hoffnung" (English: "Good Hope"), and "Neue Essen" (English: "New Forges") merged to form Hüttengewerkschaft und Handlung Jacobi (in English: "Jacobi Iron And Steel Works Union And Trading Company") "Jacobi Iron and Steel Works Union and Trading Company" in Oberhausen, which was later renamed Gute Hoffnungshütte (GHH).
In 1840, the German engineer Ludwig Sander in Augsburg founded the first MAN plant in southern Germany: "Sander" sche Maschinenfabrik "Then the name was changed to" S. Reichenbach "sche Maschinenfabrik", which was in honor of the creator of printing presses Karl August Reichenbach, and later on "Maschinenfabrik Augsburg". A subsidiary of Süddeutsche Brückenbau AG (MAN-Werk Gustavsburg) was founded when the company was awarded a contract in 1859 to build a railway bridge over the Rhine and Main.
In 1898 Maschinenbau AG- Nürnberg (founded 1841) and Maschinenfabrik Augsburg AG (founded 1840) merged to form Vereinigte Maschinenfabrik Augsburg und Maschinenbaugesellschaft Nürnberg A.G., Augsburg ("United Machine Works Augsburg" and Nuremberg). In 1908 the company was renamed Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg AG, or M · A · N for short.
Although the primary focus was originally on ore mining and pig iron production in the Ruhr area, mechanical engineering has become the dominant business sector in Augsburg and Nuremberg. Under the leadership of Heinrich von Buz, Maschinenfabrik Augsburg grew from a medium-sized business with 400 employees to a large enterprise with 12,000 employees in 1913.
MAN's early predecessors were responsible for numerous technological innovations. The success of the first MAN entrepreneurs and engineers like Heinrich Gottfried Gerber was based on a great openness to new technologies. They built the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn and the first spectacular steel bridges like the Großhesseloher Brücke in Munich in 1857 and the Müngsten railway bridge between 1893 and 1897.
From 1893, Rudolf Diesel worked for four years with future MAN engineers in the Augsburg laboratory until his first diesel engine was completed and fully operational.
Through good stock purchases and acquisitions of manufacturing industries such as Deutsche Werft (1918), Ferrostaal (1921), Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau (1924), MAN became a nationwide operating company with 52,000 employees by 1921.
War
At the same time, the economic situation deteriorated. The reasons for this were reparations after the First World War, the occupation of the Ruhr region and the world economic crisis. In just two years, the number of MAN employees fell from 14,000 in 1929/30 to 7,400 in 1931/32. At that time, civilian industry was collapsing and the military increased within the framework of the National Socialist regime. MAN enterprises supplied diesel engines for submarines, tanks, cylinders for shells and artillery. MAN also produced pistol parts, including the Mauser K98.
Post-war period
After the end of World War II, the Allies split the company. Gutehoffnungshütte, together with MAN, focused on the design and construction of a commercial vehicle and printing press plant.
In 1982/83 "Gutehoffnungshütte" plunged into a deep corporate crisis. The company suffered from the long-term effects of the second oil crisis and the poor economic situation. This was especially reflected in the decline in commercial vehicle sales. In addition to external factors, the main cause of these problems was an outdated company structure with extensive cross-subsidization between divisions.
In 1986, with Klaus Götte, the group received a new company structure. There was also the relocation of the MAN headquarters from Oberhausen to Munich and the new company name MAN AG.
In 2006, MAN entered into an agreement with the Indian company Force Motors to establish a 50:50 joint venture for the production of trucks and buses in India for the domestic and foreign markets. The joint venture established a production truck plant in Pitampur, Madhya Pradesh and launched its first truck for the Indian market in 2007. At the end of 2011 MAN bought out the share of its Indian partner and its operations in India became a wholly owned subsidiary of MAN at the beginning of 2012.
In September 2006 MAN made an offer to take over Swedish rival Scania AB. The European Commission approved the takeover on December 14, 2006. However, MAN voluntarily withdrew the offer on January 23, 2007, after the main shareholders of Scania Volkswagen AG and the influential Wallenberg family turned down the offer.
In 2008 the MAN Group celebrated its 250th anniversary with numerous events. Exhibitions in several museums, tour of vintage cars with the slogan “MAN is back on the road.” In early December 2008, MAN took over the truck and bus company VW from Brazil and changed the name of MAN in Latin America. in Brazil with a market share of 30 percent.
Since May 2009, the group has been registered as the European corporation MAN SE. In July 2009 MAN decided to merge the two divisions MAN Turbo and MAN Diesel into one business area called Power Engineering. In addition, the group has entered into a strategic partnership with the Chinese truck manufacturer Sinotruk. During this focusing process, many small subsidiaries were sold.
In 2009, investigators at the Munich Prosecutor's Office uncovered a corruption case in which MAN bribed business partners and governments in more than 20 countries over the years from 2001 to 2007 in order to secure large orders for buses and trucks. MAN CEO Hakan Samuelson and further board members were to step down.
Volkswagen takeover
In July 2011 Volkswagen AG acquired 55.9% of the voting shares and 53.7% of the share capital in MAN SE. Pending regulatory approval, Volkswagen plans to merge MAN and Scania to become Europe's largest truck manufacturer. The combination of these companies plans to save about 400 million euros per year, mainly through the combination of procurement. Regulatory approval was granted and the merger was completed in November 2011.
In April 2012 MAN SE announced that Volkswagen had increased its voting shares to 73.0% and 71.08% of the share capital.
On June 6, 2012, Volkswagen AG announced that it has increased its stake in MAN SE to 75.03%, paving the way for a domination agreement.
