MAN
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German manufacturer of trucks, buses and diesel engines, based in Munich and part of the Traton group.
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany
- Parent
- Traton
- Former name
- MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG
- Name from
- Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG
MAN takes its acronym from Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, formerly MAN AG. In 1897 the firm presented the first fully working self-ignition diesel engine together with Rudolf Diesel, its inventor.
Under the group sit trucks and buses of the MAN brand and Neoplan coaches. The commercial-vehicle business took the name MAN Truck & Bus on 1 January 2011.
- 1897First working diesel engine, with Rudolf Diesel
- 1967Light truck collaboration with Saviem begins
- 1979Truck built on the Volkswagen LT body goes into production
- 2011Renamed MAN Truck & Bus
