- MAN AG
Infobox Company
company_name = MAN AG
company_
company_type =Public company : AG
(ISIN|DE0005937007, FWB|EDF1)
foundation = 1897
founder = Rudolf Diesel
location = flagicon|GERMunich ,Germany
locations = manufacturing facilities in theRuhr area ,Augsburg , and outside Germany
area_served =
key_people =Håkan Samuelsson , President andCEO
industry =Manufacturing
products = Trucks,
buses,
diesel and other engines,
turbo machines
services = industrial services
market c
revenue = profit € 15,5 billion (2007)cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=2007, the most successful year ever in the Group's history | date=2008-02-05 | publisher=MAN AG | url =http://www.man.eu/MAN/en/Investor_Relations/Finanznachrichten/Ad-hoc-Mitteilungen/index.html? | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-06-07 | language = ]
operating_income = profit € 1,913 million (2007)
net_income = profit € 1,225 million (2007)
assets =
equity =
owner =
num_employees = 55,000 (Dec 2007)
parent =
divisions =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.man.eu/ www.MAN.eu]
footnotes =
intl = yesMAN AG is a German engineering
company based inMunich .MAN is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of engineering equipment and
commercial vehicle s. MAN suppliestrucks ,buses ,diesel engines ,turbomachinery , as well as industrial services and holds leading market positions in all its business areas. MAN AG is one of the top 30 companies listed on the German stock exchange (DAX ). It also is the oldest company within the DAX. The company celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2008. [ [http://www.250-years-man.eu MAN AG] ] In 2007, its 55,000 employees generated annual sales of around €15.5 billion in 120 different countries. The company has joint ventures and other cooperations with local companies inIndia ,Poland ,Turkey , and theUnited States .MAN is securely positioned in the field of transport engineering, having won numerous prizes. Among those are the Truck of the Year award in 2006 as well as in 2008, the Bus of the Year award 2006, and recently, the German business Innovation Prize [ [http://www.innovationspreis.com/ German business Innovation Prize] (German)] (Innovationspreis der deutschen Wirtschaft) in the Major Enterprises category for its innovative 32/40PGI gas engine. [ [http://www.man.de/MAN/en/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/index.html?qry=/MAN-XML-Content/Pressrelease/Aktuelle_Pressemitteilungen/080121_MD_innovationspreis.html MAN Diesel SE wins German business Innovation Prize] (2008-01-21)]
History
MAN traces its origins back to 1758, when the "St. Antony" ironworks commenced operation in
Oberhausen , as the first heavy-industry enterprise in theRuhr region . In 1808, the three ironworks "St. Antony", "Gute Hoffnung", and "Neue Essen" merged, to form the "Hüttengewerkschaft und Handlung Jacobi" (Iron Mining and Trading Company), Oberhausen, which is later renamed "Gute Hoffnungshütte" (GHH). In 1921, GHH bought up M.A.N., the South German predecessor of MAN.In 1908, the "Vereinigte Maschinenfabrik Augsburg und Maschinenbaugesellschaft Nürnberg A.G.", Augsburg (United Machine Works Augsburg and Nuremberg Ltd.), which came into being through the 1898 merger of "Maschinenbau-AG Nürnberg" (founded 1841), and the "Maschinenfabrik Augsburg AG" (founded 1840) was renamed Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg AG, Augsburg, or short M.A.N.
The early predecessors of MAN were responsible for numerous technological innovations, such as the first German rotary printing press for newspapers, the first refrigerating machine "System Linde" (1873), and co-operation in the development of the
Diesel engine 1893-97.Rudolf Diesel ’s ingenious invention was in those years realized with the help of the engineers at the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg.In 1924, the company showed a diesel
truck at theBerlin Motor Show , which was purchased in numbers by theBavaria nPost Office . ["Great Trucks"]During the 1930s, MAN marine diesels were produced under license in the U.S., and installed in
fleet submarine s, where they proved troublesome and unpopular in thePacific War . [Blair, Clay, Jr. "Silent Victory" (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975).]After the
Second World War , M.A.N. GHH lost all its foreign operations and suffered heavy war damage. Allied Forces took control of all GHH companies and broke up the company, placing the steel production facilities into separate ownership. Thus the focus shifted towards the South German plants and commercial vehicles. In 1986, GHH was merged into MAN with its headquarters in Munich.The MAN group took over the truck builder Steyr Nutzfahrzeuge AG of
Vienna inAustria in 1991, (the firm was formerly know as Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG) which also has truck buildng works in Turkey (MAN-A.S.) and India (Shakti-MAN). [The World Encyclopdia of Trucks, by Peter J. Davies, pub by Select Editions, ISBN 1-84309-201-8]On
18 September 2006 , MAN made a €10.3 billion offer for a takeover of Scania AB, one of the leading truck and bus companies inSweden . MAN AG bought 15.6% of the voting shares in Scania AB.Volkswagen Group , Scania's largest shareholder, acquired a stake of 20% of MAN, and has since raised that stake to 29%. VW has a majority stake in Scania, owning over 51% of the company. It was widely expected that the two truck manufacturers would be combined, and that a combined MAN-Scania would also absorb Volkswagen's Brazilian heavy truck operations. A more recent interview with VW CEO Martin Winterkorn stated that VW has no immediate plans to attempt to merge Scania and MAN, but he would also not rule out a MAN takeover of VW's Brazilian heavy truck. [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/basicIndustries/idUKL1825367120080519 Reuters.com - VW won't merge VW, Scania and MAN brands - paper] ] It was also originally speculated that Volkswagen intended to acquire MAN Truck and Bus division by the end of 2008. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSWEB769220080305 Reuters.com - Volkswagen plans full MAN takeover in '08] ] This has not been officially confirmed and there has been no current action by VW in attempting to acquire MAN shares, or to buy the company's commercial vehicle division.In 2008, MAN celebrates the 250th
anniversary of the company, with a gala event in Munich, exhibitions in theDeutsches Museum in Munich, the corporate museum in Augsburg, and theRheinisches Industriemuseum inOberhausen . One highlight should be an "Oldtimer Truck Convoy" on a historical route from Munich over Augsburg to Nuremberg in June.Divisions
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MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG [http://www.man-mn.com/en/en.jsp MAN-mn.com] (roughly 50% of overall sales; 88% of division sales come from European market)::Commercial vehicle s:truck s (61% of group sales), aftermarket parts and service (18%), buses (14%), engines and components (7%)
* MAN Diesel SE [http://www.mandiesel.com MANdiesel.com] ::2-stroke and4-stroke diesel andgasoline engine s: large marine and stationary diesel engines, engines for vehicles, industrial applications,power station s,yacht s,passenger ship s,ship s, and work-boats (tankers,tugboat s,icebreaker s), railways.
*MAN Turbo AG [http://www.manturbo.com/en/index2.html MANturbo.com] ::Turbomachines: compressors andturbine s for process industry andpower generation worldwide; used in oil &natural gas ,refinery ,chemical &petrochemical ,fertilizer s,industrial gas es,iron &steel processing andmining , power generation applications.
*MAN Ferrostaal AG [http://www.manferrostaal.com MANferrostaal.com] (roughly 20% of sales)::Industrial services: projecting, delivery, assembly, including steel-based structures
*RENK AG [http://www.renk.biz RENK.biz] :: Vehicle Transmissions, Industrial Gear Units, Marine Gear Units, Slide Bearings, CouplingsProducts - MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG division
Trucks and military vehicles
* LE Series
* FE Series
* [http://www.militarytrucks.man-mn.com/en/Products/High_Mobility_Truck_System.jsp HX Series] - military
* [http://www.militarytrucks.man-mn.com/en/Products/Extreme_Mobility_Truck_System/Extreme_Mobility_Truck_System.jsp SX Series] - military
* TGL Series, withhybrid truck s ( MAN TGL OPTISTRANG and TGLEDA ).
* TGM Series
* TGA Series
* TGX/S Series
* ERF - a UK only brand, bought fromWestern Star (which soon after became part ofFreightliner LLC ) in 2000
* Hazmat tender
* Angloco foam tender
* Command unitBuses
* Lion's City city/interurban bus
* Lion's Classic city/interurban bus
* Lion's Regio interurban bus
* Americana city bus
* NM 223/283
* NL/ÜL 313/363 F (LF)
* NL 202/232 (LF)
* NL 223/233/263 (LF)
* NL 262 R
* NG 263/313/363 F (LF)
* ND 243 F
* 10.225 FOCL midi coach
* 11.190 HOCL midi (LF)
* 12.220 HOCL
* 14.280 HOCL
* 12.220 HOCL-NL
* 14.220 HOCL-NL
* 16.200
* 18.220/ 260/ 280 HOCL-SL
* 18.220/ 260/ 280/ 310/ 360 HOCL-SÜ
* 18.220/ 240/ 260/ 310 HOCL-NL (LF)
* 18.260/ 310/ 360/ 410/ 460 HOCL
* 24.310/ 360/ 410/ 460 HOCLN
* 28.310 HGOCLElectrodynamic moving-off element
MAN EDA concept is examining the stop-start automatic system, the requirement-specific electric drive for secondary units, the implementation of the
clutch function, the synchronization ofgear changes with the aid of an electrodynamic moving-off element (EDA) and thebooster function for extra power.Two distribution vehicles with parallel hybrid drives are currently being tested: one vehicle features a
starter -alternator (MAN TGL OPTISTRANG) integrated in the clutch housing, the other vehicle, an MAN TGL EDA, is equipped with an electrodynamic moving-off element (EDA) developed together withZF Friedrichshafen .The TGL EDA combines the fuel-saving potential of a hybrid drive with the advantages of a wear-free moving-off element. One of the main benefits of the EDA is its compactness; all components can be accommodated in the standard clutch housing. The diesel engine and the electric motor can either be used simultaneously or alternatively. On stopping both the diesel engine and the electric motor switch off thus the TGL EDA does not use any fuel nor does it produce any emissions or noise. As soon as the driver puts the vehicle in gear, the electric motor starts the diesel engine and simultaneously sets the vehicle in motion.
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*ZF Friedrichshafen References
External links
* [http://www.man.de/MAN/en/ MAN corporate website (English)]
* [http://www.man.de/MAN/de/ MAN corporate website (German)]
* [http://www.man-mn.co.uk MAN UK Website]
* [http://www.man.com.tr/ MAN Turkey Website (Turkish & English) ]
* [http://www.man-mn.de/de/media/Pressemeldungen/show_press.jsp?id=86472 MAN Hybrid trucks and EDA - Electrodynamic moving-off element-] .
* [http://www.militarytrucks.man-mn.com/en/en.jsp MAN Military Trucks]
* [http://www.250-years-man.eu MAN 250th Anniversary]
* [http://www.danskpanser.dk/Hjulkoretojer/ManSX.htm MAN SX in danish army]
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