Man. (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg - Nürnberg), earlier Man AG is a German engineering company specializing in the production of trucks, buses, diesel engines and turbines. The European company MAN was formed 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 noted its 250th anniversary in 2008 with 51300 employees and a total annual sales of about 15 billion € in 120 different countries.

MAN leads its origin from 1758, when the St. Anthony Metallurgical Plant began its work in Oberhausen, as the first heavy industry in the Ruhr region. In 1808, the three IronWorks "St. Anthony", "Gute Hoffnung" (in English: "Good Hope"), and "Neue Essen" (in English: "New Forges") were united to form Hüttengeewerkschaft und Handlung Jacobi (on English: "Jacobi Iron and Steel Works Union and Trading Company") "Jackobi Metallurgical Combine Union and a trading company" in Oberhausen, which was later renamed Gute Hoffnungshütte (GHH).

In 1840, the German engineer Ludwig Sander in Augsburg founded the first enterprise MAN in South Germany: "Sander" Sche Maschinenfabrik ". Then the name was changed to" S. Reichenbach "Sche Maschinenfabrik", which was in honor of the Creator of Karl's Printed Machines, Raychenbach, and then on "Maschinenfabrik Augsburg". The Süddeutsche Brückenbau AG branch (Man-Werk Gustavsburg) was founded when the company in 1859 concluded a contract for the construction of a railway bridge over Rhine and Main.

In 1898, the company Maschinenbau AG- Nürnberg (founded 1841) and Maschinenfabrik Augsburg AG (founded 1840) merged into Vereinigte Maschinenfabrik Augsburg und Maschinenbaugesellschaft Nürnberg A.G., Augsburg ( "United Machine Works Augsburg and Nuremberg Ltd."). In 1908, the company was renamed Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg AG, or abbreviated M · a · n.

Although the main focus was initially paid to the extraction of ore and the production of cast iron in the Ruhr region, engineering became the dominant business industry in Augsburg and Nuremberg. Under the leadership of Heinrich Von Buz, Maschinenfabrik Augsburg grew out of the middle businesses with a number of 400 employees, to a large enterprise with a state of 12,000 in 1913.

Early MAN predecessors were responsible for numerous technological innovations. The success of the first Entrepreneurs of MAN and engineers, as Heinrich Gottfried Gerber, was based on great openness in relation to new technologies. They built a Wuppertal Schwebebahn ("Wuppertaler Schwebebahn") and the first spectacular steel bridges like Großhyshseloher Brücke in Munich in 1857 and the railway bridge Müngsten between 1893 and 1897.

Since 1893, Rudolph Diesel worked for four years with future engineers of MAN in the laboratory in Augsburg while his first diesel engine was completed and fully operational.

With the help of good stock purchases and acquisitions of manufacturing industries, for example, Deutsche Werft (1918), Ferrostaal (1921), Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau (1924), MAN has become a national operating enterprise, with a state of 52,000 employees by 1921.

War

At the same time, the economic situation worsened. Reasons for this were reparations after the First World War, the occupation of the Ruhr region and the global economic crisis. In just two years, the number of MAN employees fell from 14,000 in 1929/30 to 7400 1931/32. At that time, the civil industry collapsed and the military was increased within the framework of the Nationalist regime. MAN enterprises supplied diesel engines for submarines, tanks, cylinders for shells and artillery. MAN also made part of pistols, including Mauser K98.

Post-war period

After the end of World War II, the allies times crushed the company. "GutehoffNungshütte", together with MAN focused on the design and construction of a plant of commercial vehicles and printed machines.

In 1982/83 "Gutehoffnungshütte" plunged into a deep corporate crisis. The company suffered from the long-term consequences of the second oil crisis and a bad economic situation. This was especially reflected by a decline in sales of commercial vehicles. In addition to external factors, the main reason for these problems was an obsolete structure of the company with extensive cross-subsidy between units.

In 1986, with Klaus Götte, the group received a new structure of the company. Also, there was a transfer of MAN headquarters from Oberhausen to Munich and the new name of MAN AG.

In 2006, MAN concluded an agreement with the Indian company Force Motors about the creation of 50:50 of the joint venture for the production of trucks and buses in India in the domestic and foreign markets. The joint venture has created a production truck plant in Nampur, Madhya - Pradesh and launched its first truck for the Indian market in 2007. At the end of 2011, MAN bought out his Indian partner's share, and its activities in India became a fully subsidiary company MAN in early 2012.

In September 2006, MAN made a proposal to absorb the Swedish competitor Scania AB. The European Commission approved the absorption on December 14, 2006. However, MAN voluntarily recalled the proposal for January 23, 2007, after the main shareholders of Scania Volkswagen AG and the influential Valentberg family refused to offer.

In 2008, the MAN group noted its 250th anniversary with numerous events. Exhibitions in several museums, Tour of old cars with the motto "MAN again on the road." In early December 2008, MAN accepted the company VW Brazil truck and buses and changed the name of the company MAN in Latin America. At the same time, MAN is currently the leader in the market. In Brazil with a market share of 30 percent.

Since May 2009, the Group has been registered as a European Corporation MAN SE. In July 2009, MAN decided to combine two divisions of MAN Turbo and Man Diesel in one business area called Power Engineering. In addition, the Group has concluded a contract of strategic partnership with the Chinese manufacturer of SINOTRUK trucks. During this focusing process, many small subsidiaries were sold.

In 2009, researchers of the Munich Prosecutor's Office disclosed the case with corruption, in which MAN made bribing business partners and government in more than 20 countries for many years from 2001 to 2007, in order to get large orders for buses and trucks. MAN CEO Hakan Samuelson and further members of the Council should resign.

Absorption Volkswagen

In July 2011, Volkswagen AG acquired 55.9% of the votes and 53.7% of the share capital in MAN SE. In anticipation of the permission of regulators, Volkswagen plans to combine MAN and Scania to become the largest producer of Europe trucks. The combination of these enterprises plans to save about 400 million euros per year, mainly by combining procurement. Regulatory approval was provided and completed by the union in November 2011.

In April 2012, MAN SE announced that Volkswagen increased its shares of votes to 73.0% and 71.08% of share capital.

On June 6, 2012, Volkswagen AG announced that it increased its share of votes in MAN SE to 75.03%, which opens the way to conclude a domination agreement.

Thus, the history of St. Petersburg is inextricably linked with European states. Why, for hail, the image of the European capital of Russia was firmly entrusted. New Holland, German Sloboda ... A lot and other names emphasize relations with Western Europe. And from recently, the industrial suburb began to acquire such attractions. By the factory for assembling trucks MAN in Shushary

A visit to the plant was postponed several times. There was a lot of reasons for this. At first there was still nothing to show, then it was just underwent. Then he got rid of the crisis. However, following the wisdom to the Council that it was in the crisis that the basis for the future is laid down, the leadership of the Russian office MAN still decided to open the veil over its assembly production in St. Petersburg. I would not hide, I was pleasantly surprised when I had a local "guide" at the entrance to the office building and suggested immediately, without unnecessary Ekivov, go to the production building. On my reasonable question, which may still have to wait for the sake of decency, a short answer was received, which will not be anyone else. In general, full exclusive.

So, MAN began to implement the project in 2011. Territory and facilities are in long-term lease. In mid-2013, assembly production entered into operation valid. This was preceded by obtaining a license for a dangerous production facility, which, in fact, allowed to start assembling trucks. The factory has a single buyer - MAN TRUT END BAS RUS LLC.

MAN TRAIN END BASS GRASCHN RUS is a 100 percent subsidiary of MAN Truck & Bus AG. The company is strongly integrated into the manufacturing system of the head-selling system. It comes to the point that all computers are "thinking" that their operators are directly in Germany. The factory has a single MRS system for all enterprises, and all production processes are carried out on the same standards as, for example, in Munich (logistics, production, etc.).

The production body located under a single roof is conditionally divided into several zones. Logistics zone where the components of future trucks are stored. The main proportion of components comes from Europe. Zone "Unpacking" or, if you like, configuration. Production Line. Wood color. Acceptance. Modifying center for improving special versions.

The total area of \u200b\u200bthe plant is about 30 thousand m2. At the same time, the share of production directly is 19.5 thousand m 2. The office part, located above the Logistics area, takes 1.2 thousand m2. Plant staff at the time of visits was about 90 people. 47 Of them - production workers. The plant is designed to produce 6000 trucks per year at two-day work. This is approximately 15 trucks in shift when tact in 27 minutes (restriction on the coloring workshop). At the time of visiting the factory, the tact of the truck assembly was 1 hour 45 minutes, which approximately corresponds to the assembly of three trucks in shift or 600 trucks per year. This is not ahti that, but such is the market situation. Do not hurt anything.

A separate platform is assigned to cabins from Austria.

Accessories for assembling trucks come with four main production MAN. CKD boxes come from Salzgitter, engines come from Nuremberg, from Munich - Bridges, cabins from Austria (Man Steyr). Spars and cross-shifts are coming from the Global supplier of MAN from Germany. But the most interesting thing is that the gearboxes are supplied from Naberezhnye Chelny - from the joint venture "ZF-Kama". It is impossible to say that these are the same KP as for Kamaz. In any case, what comes to the plant in Peter fully satisfies the German side. Hence the high level of production localization. Depending on the model, the percentage ranges from 20 with a small to 30. This is this circumstance and allowed the company to receive a local manufacturer's certificate with a view to possible participation in public procurement.

The CKD box supplied from the Salzhythiter includes 5 boxes in which an average of up to 15 machine collectors is located. A special platform is assigned to storing the cabin. In general, the logistics complex accounts for half of all production areas. It is directly connected with the docks, to which the trailers with components come to unload the trailers. Despite the well-established mechanism, there is a constant process of optimizing sets, packaging and all that is associated with the supply of components.

After everything is unpacked and laid out in places, the truck assembly begins directly. The frames of the frame are installed on the carts, and the sacrament of the assembly begins. In order not to get confused in all the variety of collected trucks, chalk on the frame is drawn tips. At this stage, the technology of the assembly process is fully identical to the plant in Munich. Assembling the frame, more precisely, the chassis is broken by 5 posts. After the collected chassis passes through the quality gate.

As soon as the frame acquires complete features, the intra-water number is inferior to the VIN code, which is stamped by a special device. The numbering is through, so each collected truck is easy to track.

The logistics complex accounts for half of all production areas.

When assembling the frame, a riveting compound and a special hydraulic tool with an increase in 30 tons are mainly used. Bolted connections do not reject. The technological feature is such that in the same holes can be placed both rivets and bolts. However, the bolt is no longer delivered to the places allocated specifically for rivets. The accuracy of the tightening of the usual connection is with a tolerance of 15% responsible affecting the safety of the truck - 5.

At each post, or station (according to German terminology), the mass of instructions both by assembly and on the periodic calibration of the tool. The quality of the assembly is paid to the closest attention.

Then, the bridges are installed on the steering molded form. After that, the Special Device gives her a usual position for further assembly. Next occurs the installation of the power steering and various small details. The process of assembling chassis chassis of quality is completed. Here are tested torque torque of all connections.

Build frame begins with tips

Despite the fact that most of the components enters the assembly in the painted form, the chassis passes the final color in accordance with the standards taken on MAN. In the area of \u200b\u200bpreparation for painting, some parts and nodes are masked, the part is prepared for coloring, defects are immediately eliminated. Coloring is carried out by two malaries by hand, pneumatic spray guns. By the way, paints are used on a water-soluble basis, which is not so often found in the production of trucks. The chassis is dried in two stages, then it cools and only after that enters the assembly conveyor.

The final stage of assembling truck is divided into 6 stages. At the first three, pneumatic and electric lines are installed. The work is very responsible, because when assembling it is necessary to comply with a lot of requirements defined by MAN standards.

Because the work on the assembly is painstaking and quite tedious, in addition to the lunch break there are two more "spars" for 15 minutes.

In the fourth station, a radiator is installed and the adjoined engine. The hydraulic lines and docking with the gearbox are connected. Well, further "Wedding" - the sweeping cabin is installed on the chassis.

The latter station is installed wheels, battery. The car is almost completely ready for testing and programming.

And here is the Russian VIN-code

Next, the testing stations begin, but before the start of regulatory work, the car is postponed, and conveyor trolleys are displayed from under it, which are sent for a new chassis. The truck systems are filled with all the necessary technical fluids (antifreeze, refrigerant, etc.), fuel refueling.

At the first stage, pneumatics are tested. Then the workshop on the programming of the truck systems is included in the work, for which they are associated with a special server in Munich. If any error is revealed, then the "Second Defense Line" is entering the work - MAN CADS. With it, it is identified by an error and ways to eliminate it. If everything is fine, the first start of the engine is performed.

Next, the truck, already its own move, is sent to the line of final tests. Before entering the brake stand, the car overcomes the "bar of obstacles" of their irregularities. Thus, it shakes it in order to separately separated from the truck. Along the way there is an inspection for the blesshood of fastening parts and nodes.

Post installation of the power unit assembly and radiator

On the electronic brake stand, the brakes are tested, the axis over the axis, as well as blocking differentials (interstole, inter-axis). Then the truck drives to an inspection pit, where there is a general inspection, suspension control, setting the collapse / convergence of the front wheels.

At the final stage, the car passes through the gate of quality. The entire electrician and the mass of other nuances reflecting the specifics of a particular truck are once again tested here. The following is a road test with a length of 20 km on the roads of a common network. A specially worked route allows you to try out the machine in various modes of movement. If everything is fine, the truck is sent to the scales. The control weighing is performed, and the data obtained are recorded in the TCP. The company has a driver's composition in the amount of 10 people, and depending on the need they are intended completely or partially.

The stellated chassis moves on special trolleys with a drive located under the floor

But on this quality control does not end. There is a so-called internal audit system. Once every three days one truck passes a rather complicated procedure. Three days it is thoroughly inspecting him, check all the systems, after which the car goes to a longer road test (about 100 km) with a more complex nature of the movement.

Upon completion of the audit, the so-called rating is exhibited, where "1" is excellent than this value, the worse the indicator.

The interesting system. First, scores are recruited. Zero points are an excellent product. Up to five points is that the client will never see. Up to 15 points is that the client will definitely pay attention. Up to 50 points is a serious defect that can entail a refusal of any of the aggregates. Up to 100 points - a possible refusal to one of the important systems, such a truck will never leave the plant limits. Next, the scored points are recalculated by the complex formula (the complexity of the design of a particular truck is taken into account).

In principle, all types of trucks MAN - TGL, TGM, TGS and TGX can be collected at the factory. The main condition is steady demand.

All trucks are tested on the brake stand with an indication of the electronic scoreboard

In addition to the main production at the factory there is a special selected zone - a modification center. On this site, machines are being improved under the specific wishes of the client. In particular, on one of the posts there is a refurbishment of the standard MAN TGM chassis for the installation of fire equipment. The work is complex, up to change the length of the frame. At the other post there is a fleet of TGS trucks to work with the CDU. These machines will be involved in the maintenance of St. Petersburg Cad.

The company "Man truck and bass production RUS" is a very responsible employer. Standards adopted at work exceed even those that operate in the territory of the Russian Federation. A number of controlling state bodies visited the company, there were no special comments to the production. The company provides its employees a fairly attractive social package. So attractive that many of the seekers in the field of autoinadrust would like to get to this production. Take at least such a fact: during work in the workshop, unobtrusive music plays. By the way, at the request of the workers themselves.

When choosing a platform was initially considered the question of the presence of a sufficient number of qualified personnel, including with experience in the auto industry. By the time St. Petersburg, the image of Russian Detroit was already fixed, so there were no problems with the personnel. Most of the factory operating at the factory have automotive education or experience in autoinadundry. Part of the workers, at the assembly and other responsible areas, passed an internship from two to three months at the company's enterprises in Western Europe.

Motion

When visiting the plant did not fail to take advantage of the case and ask a couple of questions to the head of the enterprise - Stanislav Kovalev.

It is clear that the plant does not affect sales of products. How are the production efficiency issues, especially in the crisis in the economy?

MAN has uniform international quality standards and efficiency, which are on production worldwide. The plant in St. Petersburg is no exception. We do not just adhere to standards, but also strive to improve production processes and improve the indicators. The result of this work was the first seats in the quality obtained by us in May and June 2015 on the domestic competition among MAN plants.

Localization question is one of the main for production. Does the plant take in this any participation or everything "descends from above"?

As mentioned above, quality and efficiency standards are united for all enterprises MAN. Nevertheless, decisions on suppliers are accepted with the participation of specialists working at the factory in St. Petersburg. Local engineers and procurement services carry out audit quality suppliers and directly participate in decision-making.

Crisis comes and go. But it is at this time that the basis of the launch of the prospect is laid. What do you have in the "honeycomb" for better times?

MAN - Global Company. Our power is that we are inextricably linked with the parent brand and enter our own network of manufacturing enterprises of the concern. If essentially - release in the middle of the summer of the 1000th truck. Our other undertakings we will sound a little later.

There are 1000th!

In July, in St. Petersburg, the first MAN truck with a four-digit ordinal number was made from the conveyor in St. Petersburg, it was the white TGS white truck tractor for 19.400 4x2 BLS-WW.

The event for the celebration was held in the walls of the plant and gathered employees of the enterprise and managers of the Russian division of the MAN Truck & Bus concern. The event was attended by the vice president of the quality of the Division of the Production Truck Concern MAN Truck & Bus Mr. Holger von der Heide.

Leader: general director of MAN TRAIN END BASA GRAYLSHN RUS. Mr. von der Heide noted that the team of plant workers has all the necessary professional competencies for the production of products in accordance with the highest MAN standards, and trucks produced in St. Petersburg are identical in quality to their analogues from Europe.

On December 5, the official nomination of the supplier of stamped parts for the factory Renault. in Moscow. According to the results of the tender, the company " Alpha Machine's technique", Joint enterprise AMO ZIL and the Japanese company IHI Corporation. Deliveries from the nominated supplier to the plant " Autoframos"Start in 2009, when the plant's capacity will double and reach 160,000 cars per year.

Alpha Automotive Technologiza (AAT), AMO ZIL and IHI CORPORATION, will supply more than 70 names of external body and structural parts for the entire range of Renault Logan to autoframos. The pressing production AAT will be racking at the production facilities ZIL.

The proximity of the Avtoframos plant and production of AAT will contribute to the effectiveness of cooperation between Renault and the supplier, especially in the field of quality and logistics.

From the IHI Corporation, a world-class company specializing in heavy engineering, the production organization will be carried out with the support of world leaders in the production of press equipment and stamped parts, Japanese companies Ogihara and Fuji Technica.

AvtoFramos OJSC invests more than 20 million euros into a stamping snap, for the manufacture of which will respond to the AAT. The choice of a supplier of metal rolling will be carried out by partners together.

Localization of supplies of stamped parts is another important step in achieving the goal of 50% localization of components for the production of Renault in Russia in 2009. To date, this partnership is one of the largest contracts for the supply between a foreign automaker and a local supplier in Russia.

Today, Renault in Russia has been working with 25 local supplier partners, including Russian and joint ventures, as well as branches of foreign companies in Russia.

The story of the most famous automotive brand begins in 1840, since the opening of the Machine Factory of Ludwig Zander in Augsburg.

In 1893, the first experienced diesel engine is created in the factory in Augsburg, and in 1897 the world's first operational diesel engine.

In 1908, after the transformation of the name of the factory in the Machine Factory Augsburg Nuremberg AG, as a result, the name "MAN" occurs.

1915 year. The construction of the MANA-Zaurer truck plant begins and the rendering of the assembly production of the Saucher from Lindau to the Man's plant to Nuremberg is produced.
Serial production of trucks in Nuremberg has been launched.
Implemented production program 2.5 / 3.5 ton trucks with a cardan drive.

1919 - the first car man was released for garbage cleaning, with a motor-hydraulic dump truck created for German city transport enterprises.

In 1920, the MRM company has merged with the concern Gutechoffnungshette and the creation of the first, for the company MAN, cargo trade programs.
A year later, from the conveyors of the Man's plant in Nuremberg, a truck MAN type 3ZC, having 3 tons of payload and equipped with a carburetor engine 40 and 45 hp (4 cylinders).
Also, specialists of the company, developed a grader man for agriculture.

In 1923, in Augsburg, the first suitable automotive diesel engine with direct injection of fuel was developed - this is a four-cylinder, four-stroke engine, with a capacity of 40 hp, at 900 rpm. On its basis, a truck is created by the Type 3ZC Truck, with a chain drive and 3.5 tons of payload. After some time, the company MAN produces the first low-altar diesel bus.

In 1924, at the automotive exhibition in Berlin, the first suitable truck with a diesel engine of direct injection is presented with a capacity of 40 hp.

In 1925, the MAN company produces a revolution in the automotive industry by presenting a five-tailed truck with a cardan drive. It was a technological breakthrough in an auto industry, and it was he who was the reason that the chain drive was universally used, began to be used much less often, and soon disappeared at all. In addition, this truck had constructive features, which subsequently were considered the typical features of trucks manufactured by Mans, for example, the method of separating the carrier axis and drive, which was called the "rear axle of mans".
In the same year, at the car factory, Augsburg-Nuremberg AG produced MAN type ZK5 in modification of tank trucks by 4000 liters (payload 5 tons, engine power 50 and 55 hp).

In 1926, a series of two-axis trucks from 3 to 8 tons of payload was added to the production and sale of truck trucks from 3 to 8 tons of payload, as well as a three-axle machine with a payload of up to 10 tons, equipped with a 150 power engine. In the design of this heavyweight, a hinged cardan shaft, gear drive on the rear axles and external brake drums, were used. These features of the design will be in the future, the technological basis for the entire Detail program of heavy trucks MAN.

1927 was marked by the release of the first cargo car with a cardan drive. In addition, at the international exhibition IAA in Cologne, along with new modifications of buses and vehicles of communal services, the company MAN presented a series of trucks, on a five-touch, low-altar bus chassis.
Three modifications of this model were envisaged:
1.Trequent cargo vehicle, with a payload from 8 to 10 tons, a six-cylinder carburetor engine at 150 hp, worm-driven and three differentials.
2.Textile cargo car, with a payload from 8 to 8 tons, six-cylinder carburetor engine at 150 hp
3. Double machine with a payload from 8 to 10 tons, with a four-cylinder carburetor or diesel engine.
Also, the Specialists of the Man's Concern, a series of six-cylinder carburetor engines was developed by 80, 100 and 120 hp, having a combustion chamber Riccardo.

In 1929, the MAN company opens the sale of high-speed cars (2 and 2.5 tons), and in 1930, Man Nuremberg develops and launches a 5-6 ton truck into production, the design of which will form the basis for a further production program. The basis of the structure is: 100-strong direct injection engine, ZF-R gearbox, gear rear axle "Dedion".

At the International Automotive Exhibition IAA in Berlin, held in 1931, Concern Man Nuremberg presented a new series of trucks, under the designation "E", which received a large export success, because There have been low operating costs and driving cars. The modifications of the dump truck, van, car for transportation of livestock, watering and cleaning machine, as well as a special modification for use in desert-steppe conditions were presented. All cars of this series were distinguished by a stamped profile frame, a suspension with long, wide, with leaf springs, a cabin designed for 3 people, lifting windows on both doors, electric pointers and wipers.
A year later, Chairman of the Board of Machine Factory Augsburg-Nuremberg Ag Otto Meier, organizes the modernization of the conveyors on which the car chassis is installed, at the Nuremberg factory.
The world's most powerful cargo vehicle, equipped with a diesel engine of type S1H6, with a capacity of 160 hp At the same time, a new model of a five-tailed truck comes from the conveyor, with a six-cylinder engine per 100 hp.
The recently developed model of a heavy cargo car in the modification of a large load-lift truck was launched. The tractor is equipped with an engine of type S1H6, with a wheel-driven wheelbarrow.

1933. Concern Mans produces a DT truck tractor, with a load on a saddle-coupling device up to 4.5 tons and equipped with a diesel engine with a capacity of 80/90 hp.

In 1934, there is an expansion of the family of trucks from 8 to 10 tons, a 2.5 ton machine with a new, lightweight, four-cylinder diesel engine is launched into production. The truck has a small constructive height and has a large maneuverability through the use of the gear bridge "Dedion" in its design.
Developed and successfully applied in a new model, lifting device for loading-unloading of containers (design of the F.K. Milera system).
In the same year, Concern MAN receives the first state award at the international competitions of diesel cars in Moscow (Moscow-Tiflis highway, the length of both end is 5.162 km).

1936. At the international exhibition Auto and Moto Technicians in Berlin (IAMA), Concern MAN again bets on heavy trucks and represents 8 ton cargo vehicles. Also, this year is the beginning of the cooperation of Man and OAF Floridsdorf, the company, which in 1937 became the first Austrian truck manufacturer.
The conveyors come with a heavy truck F4, having 6.5 tons of payload and equipped with a six-cylinder diesel engine, with a capacity of 150 hp

1939 year. Concern MAN launches the first all-wheel drive production to serial production, off-road cargo car.
Also, the delivery of 28 heavy dump trucks with the rear unloading of the bucket body is carried out, for the construction of palmito dam on the Rio del Nasas River (Mexico) and 160 units of three-axle, diesel trucks intended for the Army of Bulgaria.
Founded by the Nuremberg Research Institute, the main task of which is the development of automotive diesel engines.

1941 year. In connection with the disposal of the authorities - the production of trucks stopped at the MAN plant in Nuremberg.

1946. Resumption of production. The first post-war car is released - the type of MK of the half-door layout, 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 again gains momentum. From conveyors, the first cargo vehicle in Germany is equipped with a diesel engine with a turbocharge system (MAN turbine operating on the exhaust gases).
The bus is released. With the rear layout of the engine (MCN 2), shifting gear - remote, is made with compressed air, the engine is located behind the rear axle.
At the automotive exhibition IAA in Frankfurt, the man represents a gas turbine supervision engine (six-cylinder engine with a volume of 8.72 liters, with direct injection, with a capacity of up to 175 hp).

In 1952, the concern releases the first-wheel drive cargo vehicle MK 25/26 after the end of World War II, equipped with the MAN gear divider (gear shifted by compressed air) man
After the end of the war, 6,000 trucks were released.

In 1954, the design department of trucks in Nuremberg, the "intersperic combustion process" is being developed - "Process M".
Nuremberg Research Institute has been commissioned.

April 28, 1955 - the date of the founding of the MAN automotive factory in Munich.
Initially, it was planned to use the Munich enterprise as a supplement to the production of Nuremberg. But with the beginning of 1957, the automotive plant in Munich becomes an independent enterprise.

On November 15 of the same year, the first truck is the Type 400 L1 from the assembly conveyor of the Munich Plant.

In 1962, another assembly plant of Mans in Pintown, Durban (South Africa) occurs.

In 1963, the Man's Concern takes part in the car exhibition IAA, passing in Frankfurt, at the concern's exhibition represents the HM engine.

1965 - a special date, "50 years of Man-Nutzfarzoyuga". For his anniversary, Mans produces two new family of trucks 850 and 780. Both series are distinguished by: a folding cabin (the cabin is located above the engine), a 13-ton lead bridge for a 19-ton truck and a drive capacity of over 200 hp

1967 is marked by the foundation of the Fetntsberg Plant and successful cooperation with the French concern Saviem (Renault). Saviem supplies a large capacity of a wide angle of folding and imports MAN trucks for the Mans Cab Concern. The concern, in turn, mounts Savi's light trucks and supplies until 1976 by 20,000 front axles and 25,000 engines for heavy trucks (total 5.600 heavy and 7,100 lung trucks). In 1976, cooperation stops, because There is a merger of Saviem and the company Bristy in Renault Endyusteral Beyvul.

In February 1969, the MAN company receives 50% of the shares of the AUTBILOMING AUTBER. The remaining 50% of the share capital belongs to Salzgitter AG.

A year later, Mans concludes an agreement with Daimler-Benz on the joint production of engines and some parts of the axes.

On March 22, 1971, the MAN company receives a controlling stakeholder from the funds of the AUTBILOBER. After this event on the lattice of the Radiator cargo car, the "Lion" - the emblem of the republic appears.
After purchasing the boscal of the autobillomka AG, the Man's Concern receives at its disposal a large number of workflows in the production of trucks and diesel engines.

1972 year. A 320-strong truck tractor with rear pneumatic suspension has been released.
On the automatic line of assembly of man - Munich, the largest and automated in the European auto industry (1.4 minutes per unit), the production of leading bridges with planetary wheels (from 8 to 16 tons) and synchronized bridges are launched (from 4.5 to 7 tons).

1974 year. Concern MAN provides city transport enterprises to Seattle articulated SG 192 bus, the length of which is 16 meters.

1976. The company mans is chosen by the General Contractor in the program for the production of second-generation trucks for the Bundeswehr.
A new program of D25 trucks is introduced equipped with a new constructive number of six-cylinder engines.
The batch of 500 buses in Syria is supplied.

1977 year. A cooperation agreement is concluded with Volkswagen, on the production of light trucks of the G series (6/9/10 tons of full mass). Production of engines, frames, brakes, front axles, as well as the organization of sales is carried out by MAN.

1978 year. The company MAN receives a 1978 truck award.

1979. As part of the cooperation between Man and Volkswagen, a presentation of the joint constructive series G90 is held.
Also, due to the permanent growth of the company, a new reorganization of the structure of the enterprises of Mans is produced:

Munich Alah factory	Plant Salzgitter	Brownshweig-Kwerum plant	Plant Penntsberg.
production of heavy trucks	production of medium trucks and all buses series	aggregates and components

In 1980, in Germany there are 39 companies owned by sales branches with 700 employees in their state. In 19 countries of Europe, there are 299 dealers of MAN trucks.
The company Mans for the second time receives the "truck of the year" award.
The production of a joint constructive series G90 begins.

1982. A SUV 8.136 FAE truck with full drive and separated tires is introduced into the Joint Man / Volkswagen program.
An agreement was concluded on the supply of 390 urban bus buses for Istanbul (man / manash).

From January 1987, the production of trucks of the Joint Series of the Man / Volkswagen series, having a full mass of 6 to 10 tons, was transferred to the Man Salzgitter plant. Cabin production, as before, is carried out at the Volkswagen plant in Hannover. Also, in a joint program of manufacturing Man / Volkswagen, light trucks G90 9.150F with a van are included.

On August 20, 1988, in memory of Henry Consign, the public seems to be a carefully renovated Memorial: a house in Nordstemka, where Henry Besssing worked and worked.

In 1989, the Man's Concern expands the series of diesel V-shaped engines, releasing the model V12 with a volume of 22 liters, with a capacity of more than 1.000 hp.
From the conveyors, the articulated flight bus with low floor NG 272 (height of the lower inlet step 320 mm, passenger capacity of 164 passengers, engine power 270 hp).

On March 3, 1992, a 500 thousand diesel engine comes from the assembly conveyor of the engines plant in Nuremberg.
At the 54th Automotive Exhibition IAA - a demonstration of the new urban cargo car "SLW 2000" and the middle flight bus with low floors is held.

1994. At the International Automotive Exhibition, IAA in Berlin presents a new series of heavy trucks F2000.
A long-distance bus "Lion's Star" gets the title "Intercity bus of the year."

In 1995, for the fourth time, the company Mans awarded the "Truck of the Year"

Man (company) Man (company)

Man (Man, Sokr. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg) - German company for the production of trucks. Headquarters is located in Munich. The history of the company began in 1840. Two small engineering firms, uniting, created a single company "Machine-building plants Augsburg and Nuremberg" (Man). Rudolf Diesel himself collaborated with this company (cm. Diesel Rudolf). The production of trucks occurred when MAN in 1915 released a truck under a license of one of the Swiss firms, and in 1923 he saw the first cargo vehicle with a diesel engine MAN brand. From that time, the company is engaged in the production of only diesel trucks.
Companies produce trucks, buses, engines, turbomachines and their components, and so on. The main products of MAN are medium and heavy trucks. The truck family includes three series: TGA, TGM and TGL. Machines are collected at the two main German enterprises in Munich and Salzgitter, as well as at the factories of several firms that make up the MAN corporation. Among them, the Austrian companies Steyr and OAF, a branch of MAN As in Turkey, the Polish plant Star, and from 2003, MAN includes the British company ERF renamed MAN ERF.
At the end of 2002, the bus department of the MAN concern and the German NEOPLAN bus company is associated with NeoMan Holding. With his appearance, the program of the leading bus department of the MAN corporation was reduced, part of the production of buses and their bodies translated into the Turkish branch of Manas. Nevertheless, the MAN bus office is one of the main Western European manufacturers of complete buses and all units for them, as well as bus chassis on which specialized firms mount their own body. The manufacturing program MAN includes four basic series, including urban, suburban and tourist buses.
In 2005, all MAN Group factories collected 68.2 thousand trucks and 6.0 thousand buses.

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The story of the famous brand goes into the past century, when in German cities, Augsburg and Nuremberg were founded by machine-building plants, not at all related to cars. The union of these enterprises occurred at the turn of the century, when MaSchinen-Fabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg was born. The first cars were issued under the license of the Austrian (with a gasoline engine), and after dating the owners of the company with Rudolph Diesel and his invention, the future of Mana was directly related to the engines of this type.

The work of the engineer Rudolph Diesel (Rudolf Diesel, 1858-1913) was a huge impact on the development of the company (Rudolf Diesel, 1858-1913), which for several years worked on the company in Augsburg. On February 23, 1893, he received a patent for a four-stroke internal combustion engine, opened by the era of diesel engines. Only in February 1897 he managed to launch the first landline engine "with compression ignition". His successor became Anton von Rippel (Anton Von Rieppel), which created in 1898 in Nuremberg a lightweight diesel engine with a capacity of 5-6 horses, which could already be used on a self-propelled chassis.

Rudolph Diesel developed this idea, built in 1908 for the Swiss company SAURER, the high-speed one cylinder "diesel". These motors did not receive development, but the von Rippel met Adolf Zurader, who proposed to collect their cars in Germany. As a result, in 1915, the production of five ton trucks "Man-Saucher" with four cylinder forty-five-strong gasoline engine, four-speed gearbox and chain drives began in the town of Lindau.

In 1916, this production was transferred to Nuremberg, where in 1918 there were about 1000 cars. From next year, there were 2ZC models and 3ZC models of 2.5 and 3.5 tons, collected entirely from German parts and capable of working on gasoline, benzene or kerosene. The successful continuation of the activities of the company MAN in the automotive area was due to the permanent improvement of diesel engines. Back in 1918, the engineer Paul Wiebicke successfully spent in Augsburg stand tests of a light diesel engine, which was based on the Saurer engine of the 1908 sample.

Only at the end of 1923 there was an efficient four-cylinder engine (6.3 liters, 40 horsepower at 900 rpm) with direct injection of fuel with two horizontal opposite nozzles. Increasing the capacity of up to 45 horses at 1050 rpm, it was installed on the chassis "3ZC" and on December 10, 1924 were presented at the Berlin Motor Show. After the German truck Benz, it was the second diesel car in the world. Then there was a five-ton truck "ZK5" with a fifty strong 8.1 liter diesel engine, and since 1925.

Man has already produced the world's first series of diesel vehicles with a carrying capacity of 3.5-5 tons (6.2-7.4 liters, 55 horsepower). A year later, there was the first three-hidden six-ton \u200b\u200bdiesel truck "S1H6" (6 × 4) with six cylinder engine (9408 cm, 80 horsepower). The creators of new motors were Franz Lang, in the future - the inventor of the Lanova mixing process process, and Wilhelm Riehm, who worked under the guidance of the Chief Engineer Paul Vibik. In 1927, a new 500 meters long-long workshop was commissioned in Nurnberg to assemble trucks and buses, which allowed to produce up to 3 thousand cars per year.

All new cars had a cardan drive, brakes on all wheels with pneumatic tires, electric starter and lighting, and heavy - multi-disc dry clutch, leading bridges with unloaded semi-axles and wheel gearboxes. Further operation of MAN was recently concentrated on the modernization of diesel engines. In 1927, their new family with one or two exhaust valves and vertical nozzle Robert Bosch from four to six sprayers appeared. It included four and six cylinder diesel engines (7.4-12.2 liters, 60-120 horses), used on the KVB and S1H6 machines with a loading capacity of 5-8.5 tons.

In 1931, he declared the release of the most powerful diesel truck in the world of three-axis "S1H6", which received a six cylinder unit "D4086B" (16625 cm s, 150 horsepower). By this time, Most machines used ZF gearboxes, dual main gear, pneumatic brake drive, low profile steel frame with welded spars. Work on gasoline engines ceased in 1932, when another generation of diesel engines appeared with a nozzle installed in the top of the cone-shaped combustion chamber.

These were well-balanced high-speed six cylinder engines with a capacity of 60-150 horsepower at 2000 rpm. The range of cars included 13 models ("D", "f", "z", etc.) with a carrying capacity of 3-10 tons. In the mid-thirties, MAN produced two-axis series "E1 / E2" and "F2 / F4" with a lifting capacity of 2.5-8 tons with diesel engines in 65-160 horsepower and new cabins. In the period from 1933 to 38 years, the annual production volume of cars increased from 323 to 2568 pieces, of which 25 percent came to export.

In 1937, the design office under the leadership of Paul Vibik developed a film mixing process with a consistent evaporation of fuel from the surface of the combustion chamber, improving mixing formation, reduced thermal losses, increasing the power and efficiency of the motors. It was used on the engines of the "G" family with a hemispherical combustion chamber in the bottom of the piston, slightly displaced from the axis of the cylinder. The first such six cylinder motor (9498 cm with 120 horses) was installed on a five ton car "M1". Since 1935, MAN began the active creation of army trucks, including options 6 × 6.

In 1941, based on the last civilian 4.5-ton model "L4500" with D1046G diesel (7983 cm, 110 horses), army trucks "ML4500S / 4500A" (4 × 2/4 × 4) were produced. In wartime, MAN made tanks "T I", "T II", "T III" and "T V Panther" (Panther), and also created an experimental amphibian of 8 × 4. In 1944-45, the plant in Nuremberg was very destroyed and from May 8, 1945 was engaged in the repair of American trucks. Only in the fall, he began assembling a pre-war series "L4500", served by the base for a new 4.5-ton series "MK" with a capacity of 5-6.5 tons with 120-130 horsepower engines, a five-speed zf transmission and double main transmission .

In the early fifties, MAN resumed promising developments, with the result that in 1951 the first German diesel engine with turbocharging developed by Professor Siegfried Meurer appeared. The most important invention of Mairera was the creation of a new head of the cylinder block with a spherical combustion chamber in the bottom of the piston, nozzle with a two-hole spray and forced lubricant Cylinder-plunger, an inlet of a spiral configuration. This made it possible to create a strong vortex flow in the cylinder, which contributed to a good mixing of fuel with air.

According to the surname of the inventor, this system received the "M" index and was called "Process M". New motors differed softness, high efficiency and efficiency. They were so attractive that many firms of Europe, Asia, America and Australia acquired in the five-sided and sixties years. In the process of transition to the "M" system at the beginning of the fifties, a new family of six and eight cylinder "M-engines" (8276 and 10644 cm3, ISO-155 horses) were created, followed by a new gamma trucks.

The lifting capacity and rounded power were encrypted in their digital indices. At first, Gamma included five basic machines from five ton one hundred fifteen strong models "515L1" to 8.5 ton truck "830L". The first serial car with turbocharged in 1954 was seven tonne "750TL1" with a six-cylinder engine "D1246M" (8276 cm s, 155 horses at 2000 rpm). By the mid-fifties, the demand for trucks MAN has become so high that Nuremberg's production capacity has not been missing.

So in April 1955, the company acquired a former factory of BMW aircraft engines in Munich. From November 15, there began assembling the trucks of the new series "L" with a all-metal cabin and panoramic windshield, a wide short hood and streamlined wings with headlights built into them. By 1959, the "L" series included 25 basic chassis with a loading capacity of 4-8.5 tons (models from "415L1" to "860L") with six cylinder engines of the M M series (100-160 horsepower), including options with Cabin over the engine "L1F". The company itself was expanded and became the head.

In 1962, when his staff increased from 2270 to 10,000 people, there were about 10 thousand trucks. After the next reorganization and commissioning of a new assembly shop of 300 meters long, production increased to 12,400 chassis per year. On the old plant in Nuremberg, the manufacture of engines, bridges and various castings continued. New 1963 has become the series "10.212" with a new six cylinder engine in 212 horsepower. In 1965-66, the MAN program included two and three-axle capotic and disabled machines with a lifting capacity from six to fourteen tons (models from "520H" to "21.212dk") with motors in 115-230 horsepower that responded to safety and economy requirements.

In 1963, cooperation with Saviem has begun, which in three years provided Manu the right to release its cars with a carrying capacity of 1.5-3.5 tons, received a brand (models "270", "475", "485" and others). As a result of this, by 1967, Gamma Mana increased to 22 models (from "5.126" to "22.215"), on which they installed a new angular cabin over the engine and officially introduced a changed indexation: the first figure pointed to the rounded total mass of the machine, the numbers per point - on engine power.

MAN licenses and motors of MAN at that time purchased the Hungarian enterprise (Raba) and the Bryshov Automobile Plant in Romania. Assembly enterprises began to operate in Turkey, Portugal, Yugoslavia, South Africa, India and South Korea. At the same time, a less noticeable cooperation with the Daimler-Benz concern on engines, pneumatic suspension and planetary wheeled gearboxes was carried out. The result of this work in 1970 was the Motor "D2858" V8 (15450 cm s, 304 horses) for the main tractor.

Back in 1968, MAN acquired 25 percent of the shares of one of the largest German manufacturers of BUSSING trucks, fully attached it in 1971. So on the facing of the radiator under the inscription "MAN" there was a lever "Bissing" lion. In 1972, MAN offered 30 basic models with a capacity of 70-320 horsepower and a carrying capacity of 1.8-18.8 tons (models from "470F" to "30.256dh"). The accession of the Austrian company OAF in 1970 made it possible to organize a separation department in Vienna for the production of special multi-axis chassis, heavy dump trucks and fire engines with engines with a capacity of up to 760 horsepower.

In the mid-seventies, MAN abandoned the production of V-shaped motors, focusing on six cylinder, and began to implement the modular design principle. The third generation of five and six cylinder engines "D25" with turbocharging (9511 and 11413 cm) turned out to be especially successful. The 8,5-ton car "19.280F" with six cylinder D2566t with 280 horsepower was recognized as the most economical for its time, shown at the Salon in Frankfurt am Main in the autumn of 1977. For the first time in the history of MAN, he was awarded the title of "Truck of 1978".

On a number of serial models since 1976, mechanical gearboxes with remote control of the ZF firm, and automatic Allison were installed. In 1978, the overall production of cars MAN was 21337 pieces. In 1979, MAN began a cooperation with the company (Volkswagen) on the middle class trucks, which received the brand MAN-VW. The first series "G" included five basic models (from "6.90f" and "10.136f") with a carrying capacity of 2.7-b, 5 tons with a new cabin over the engine and diesel engines of the "D02" series (3791 and 5687 cm, 90 and 136 horses). The chassis for them was designed and collected on "Volkswagen".

Since 1985, they were released on the former "replication" plant in Salzgitter, which significantly reduced the share of Volkswagen's participation in the implementation of the Agreement. The second generation "G90" presented in 1987 also included five models (from "6.100" to "10.150") with a new six cylinder engine series "D08" (6871 cm s). In a few years, "Volkswagen" interrupted cooperation with man, and the product of their joint development was the base of the new generation "L2000". In 1980, the car "19.321Flt" was awarded the title of "Truck of the Year". It was equipped with a six-cylinder engine with a turbocharged series "D25" (11413 cm s, 230-320 horses), which in the eighties in different versions has become the main power unit mana.

After five years, his successor "D2866" was created with a turbocharger (11967 cm s, 260-360 horses). In 1985, the truck branch of the MAN AG concern was allocated to an independent company MAN Nutzfahrzeug AG, on which only in Germany worked over 20 thousand people. In 1986, the production of a new series of heavy cars "F90" has begun for a complete weight of more than eighteen tons, which won the title of the 1987 Truck. A year later, the average gamma "M90" with a complete mass of 12 to 24 tons was added to it.

Cars had row six cylinder engines with turbocharging and intermediate cooling with a capacity of 150 to 360 horsepower, multistage gearboxes, front disc brakes, anti-lock system (ABS), hypoid main transmission and new planetary wheels gearboxes. Cabins complied with new safety and ergonomics requirements. Special executions silent had elastic cabin suspension and enhanced sound insulation. In the end of the eighties, the "UXT series" series was also produced with wheel formulas 4 × 2 and 6 × 2 with horizontal engines, located under the chassis frame.

The most powerful multi-axis chassis and tractors were equipped with V-shaped motors of Man-Daimler-Benz with a capacity of 365-760 horsepower. In 1990, the manufacture of so-called environmental variants of D08 and D28 series diesel engines, which included in the row four, five and six cylinder engines, as well as a turbocharger motor with a turbocharger from 190 to 500 horsepower were used. In the same year, Mans fully bought the Austrian company (Steyr), and as a result, the total production for the first time exceeded the border of 30 thousand pieces.

In the nineties, MAN moved to the new gamut "2000", including numerous models with a complete mass of 6 to 50 tons, and in the composition of road trains - up to 180 tons. This family consisted of light, medium and heavy families, "M2000" and, accordingly, replacing the series "G90", "M90" and "F90". On these trucks, electronic devices for regulating the engine operation, pneumatic suspension, driver seat positions, air conditioning, as well as anti-lock and anti-pass system, etc. All cars have anterior disc ventilated brakes, a steering mechanism with hydraulic amplifier, a pneumatic two contour brake system, brake linings with wear with wear.

Since 1994, an easy gamma "L2000" has been produced, including two-axle cars with a total weight of 6-11.5 tons with four and six cylinder engines with turbocharging (113-220 horsepower), mechanical five and six speed gearboxes, rear pneumatic suspension. For urban deliveries, five-speed automatic box and hypoid main transmission, as well as diesel-electric transmission were offered. The average gamma "M2000" appeared in the spring of 1996. It consists of 42 options for 4 × 2, 4 × 4 and 6 × 2 with a complete mass of 12-26 tons, in the composition of the road train - up to 32 tons.

From a technical point of view, it is a combination of the light series "L2000" and the heavy "F2000". In the range "M2000", engines with a capacity of 155-280 horsepower, six, nine or sixteen stepped boxes, rear disc brakes. The heavy series "F2000" with a complete mass of 19-50 tons won the honorary title "Truck 1995". It is offered in 65 versions with wheel formulas from 4 × 2 to 10 × 4, normal and low layout of the frame, different cabins and a wheelbase in the range of 2600-5700 millimeters. In 1997, a joint venture of MAZ - MAN was created on the territory of the former Soviet Union for the production of these trucks, buses and other techniques on the expanses of Russian roads, as well as the supply of spare parts to the already crossing cars.

In 1998, the second generation of F2000 Evolution with a changed front facing of the cab was appeared. Machines use high-economical engines with turbocharged, intermediate cooling and electronically controlled two six cylinder "D2866" and "D2876" (11967 and 12816 cm, 310-460 horses) and a new most powerful in Europe "D2640" V10 (18273 cm. 600 horsepower, one or two disk clutch, sixteen step boxes, front disc ventilated brakes with electronic control of the magnitude of the brake force, suspension on parabolic springs or pneumatic elements, hydraulic voith retarder brake.

The new cabin is offered in four versions with one or two bedroom places, internal up to 2205 millimeters and up to 2170 millimeters high. Particularly comfortable performance Topaz is equipped with a second heater, heated driver's seat, fridge, leather and wood. In addition to the standard options, the "F2000" series includes many special versions working on a liquefied natural gas, with bodies with a capacity of 40-50 m s for the transport of lightweight cargo, dump trucks and off-road tractors. Since the end of 2000, a new "high-tech" heavy family or Trucknology Generation is available, corresponding to the norms "Euro-3".

It consists of numerous models with new diesel engines (11.9 and 12.8 liters, 310-510 horsepower), a mechanical sixteen stepped or automated twelve-stepped box with electronic control, all disk brakes, three computer systems and five options for cab with internal 1880-2100 millimeters high. This gamma was awarded the title of the 2001 Truck. At the same time, MAN began to introduce a new simplified marking, in which the "L", "M" and "F" series performed "Evolution" received "Le", "Me" and "Fe" indexes with a digital pointer of the rounded engine power.

MAN Military Program also consists of several families of all-wheel drive machines and tractors with wheel formulas from 4 × 4 to 10 × 10, with engines with a capacity of 110 to 1000 horsepower. They are widely used to create airfield fire trucks. With full load, cars reaches a maximum speed of 120-140 km / h, from space up to 80 km / h can accelerate in 22-25 seconds and have a guaranteed service life of 20 years. In 2000, MAN acquired an English company (ERF) and the Polish Plant (Star). Now about 32 thousand people are employed at its enterprises.

In 1999, another record was established - 56.3 thousand cars were made at the mana plants with a complete mass of more than 6 tons, which amounted to 3.5% of world production. In early 2000, a single MAN truck was assembled. On average, MANA accounts for 13.5% of the Western European Trucks Market. In 2002, MAN introduced the new tourist bus Lion's Star, which in turn receives a prize in the design "Reddot Award: Product Design".

In 2004, in February, the world premiere of the new generation of D20 engines with the Injection system Common Rail was held in Nurnberg, and in the same year the ITVA information technology from Germany, awarded MAN Nutzfahrzeuge for a film about this new engine whose title "HeartBeat". In the same year, they released a new low-vocabulary bus MAN Lions City, which is embroidered in turn ranging "Bus of the year 2005". In the middle of the two thousandbile corporation, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG opens assembly enterprises in India and on the CIS's territory.

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