MAN Truck & Bus

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MAN Truck & Bus AG (formerly MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, pronounced ['man 'n?t?s?fa:??t?s???g? ?a:'ge:]) is the largest subsidiary of the MAN SE corporation, and one of the leading international providers of commercial vehicles. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, MAN Truck & Bus produces vans in the range from 3.0 to 5.5 t gvw, trucks in the range from 7.49 to 44 t gvw, heavy goods vehicles up to 250 t road train gvw, bus-chassis, coaches, interurban coaches, and city buses. MAN Truck & Bus also produces diesel and natural-gas engines. The MAN acronym originally stood for Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG pronounced [ma'?i:n?nfa'b?i:k '?a??ksb??k 'n??nb??k] or [-fa'b??k-]), formerly MAN AG.

Trucks and buses of the product brand MAN and buses of the product brand Neoplan (premium coaches) belong to the MAN Truck & Bus Group.

On 1 January 2011, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge (literally: commercial vehicles) was renamed as MAN Truck & Bus to better reflect the company's products on the international market.

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History

Light truck collaborations with Saviem and Volkswagen

From 1967 until 1977, MAN collaborated with France's Saviem, selling their light to medium duty trucks with MAN badging in Germany and certain other markets. After the end of this, a deal was struck with Volkswagen which lasted until 1993. Production of a truck using the Volkswagen LT body started in 1979 and ended in 1993 with 72,000 units produced. It was available with four engines and four wheelbases over its lifetime; there was also a 4X4 version called 8.150 FAE. FAE means "forward control" cab, all-wheel drive, single tyres so the F nomenclature means "forward control" cab. This series is usually referred to as the G90, from the most common model, but also as the "G"-series. In the United Kingdom it was originally marketed as the "MAN MT" series. The original lineup in the UK consisted of the 6.90 and the 8.90 (the first digit denoting the GVW in tonnes, the second for power in metric horsepower) and the 8.136 and 9.136.

MAN AG supplied engines which were available in inline-four and inline-six cylinder engine configurations, with DIN rated motive power outputs of:

• 67 kilowatts (91 PS; 90 bhp)
• 75 kilowatts (102 PS; 101 bhp)
• 101 kilowatts (137 PS; 135 bhp)
• 112 kilowatts (152 PS; 150 bhp)

MAN replaced the G series with the L2000 and M2000 ranges. Several models of the MAN-VWCV and the VWCV LT ranges were marketed in Spain by Enasa as Pegaso Ekus, in a typical badge engineering operation. Peterbilt also offered this model with their badging, as the 200 or 265 model.

VWCV and MAN shared the project development in accordance with the collaboration agreement as follows:

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles took care of:

• the tilting driver's cab including steering wheel and fixing, hand levers and foot pedals.

NOTE the VW LT Mk 1 cabin was used for the MAN-VW range, the cabins are wider than the standard LT cabins so they can fit the truck chassis

• the complete interior equipment and heating
• the manual gearbox with clutch and gear lever, the rear axle with rear-axle transmission and suspension
• the cardan shafts including bearings
• the electrical system for the entire concept, and the platforms for the standard design.

MAN was responsible for:

• the engine including cooling, exhaust, inlet and fuel system
• the front axle with suspension and steering
• the frame with all parts for attaching the springs and axles, the steering, the batteries, the power braking system and fuel system
• the brakes, i.e. for the complete wheel brakes front and rear, the dual-circuit power brakes and parking brake
• the wheels and tyres
• the platform for special designs and tipping mechanism.

MAN-VWCVs were built in Volkswagen's Hanover factory until other Volkswagen models took priority; they were then made at MAN AG's Salzgitter-Watenstedt factory.

MAN-VWCV Range 6.90, 8.90, 6.100, 8.136, 8.100, 8.150, 9.136, 9.150 & 10.136. F & FAE are sometimes on the end of some of these model numbers.

Maps MAN Truck & Bus

Trucks

Commercial trucks

• LE / L2000
• ME / M2000
• FE / F2000
• CLA
• TGL, with hybrid trucks (MAN TGL OPTISTRANG and TGL EDA).
• TGM
• TGA
• TGX / TGS - variant of TGS model was used for Dakar Rally
• TGE - A rebadged Volkswagen Crafter.

Until 2007, MAN also built the badge-engineered ERF Trucks for the UK market.

Military trucks

• HX
• LX / FX
• SX

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Buses

Current

• Lion's City, city- and inter-urban buses
• Lion's Coach, coaches
• Lion's Intercity, inter-urban buses

Historical

The first integral buses

• 760 UO, underfloor engine (1957-?)
• MAN/Krauss-Maffei Metrobus
  • 640 HO (1959-1962)
  • 750 HO (1962-1974)
• 890 UO, underfloor engine
• 890 UG, articulated bus, underfloor engine
• 535 HO, regional bus and coach

VöV-Standard buses, 1st generation

• 750 HO-SL (renamed SL 192 from 1972), city bus (1968-1973)
• 750 HO-SÜ (renamed SÜ 230 from 1972), regional bus (1970-1975)
• 890 SG (renamed SG 192 from 1972), articulated bus, underfloor engine (1970-1980)
• SL 200, city bus (1973-1988)
• SÜ 240, regional bus (1972-1989)
• SD 200, double-decker bus (1973-1985)
• SG 220, articulated bus, underfloor engine (1978-1983)
• SG 240/280 H, articulated bus, rear engine (1980-1986)
• North-American models:
  • SG 220, articulated bus, underfloor engine (1978-1983)
  • SG 310, articulated bus, underfloor engine (1981-1988)

VöV-Standard buses, 2nd generation

• SL 202, city bus (1984-1993)
• SG 242/282 H, "puller" articulated bus (1985-1990)
• SG 242/262/292/312/322, "pusher" articulated bus (1986-1999)
• SD 202, double-decker bus (1986-1992)
• SÜ 242/272/292/312/322, regional bus (1987-1998)
• SM 152/182, midibus (1989-1992)
• NL 202, low-floor bus with podium-mounted seats (1989-1992)
• NG 272, low-floor articulated bus with podium-mounted seats (1990-1992)
• NM 152/182, low-floor midibus with podium-mounted seats (1990-1993)
• NL 202/222/262/312, low-floor bus with podium-mounted seats in rear part only (1992-1998)
  • MAN NL 262 R, right-hand drive version for Hong Kong (1997-1999)
• NG 262/272/312, low-floor articulated bus with podium-mounted seats in rear part only (1992-2000)
• NM 152/192, low-floor midibus with podium-mounted seats in rear part only (1993-1998)
• ND 202, low-floor double-decker bus (1995)
• EL 202/222/262/272, low-entry bus (1993-2001)
• North-American models:
  • SL 40-102 "Americana", transit bus (1984-1988)

Post-VöV-Standard buses

• 1st generation Lion's City city- / inter-urban buses (1996-2004)
  • NÜ 223/233/263/283/313, low-floor inter-urban bus (1996-2004)
    • NÜ 313/353-15, 14.7-metre version (1998-2004)
  • NL 223/233/243/263/283/313, low-floor city bus (1997-2004) (also known as Lion's Line)
    • NL 313/353-15, 14.7-metre version (1999-2004) (also known as Lion's Line XXL)
  • NM 223/283, low-floor midibus (1997-2004) (also known as Lion's Midi and Lion's Single)
  • NG 223/243/263/313/353/363, low-floor articulated bus (1997-2004)
  • EL 223/263/283/293, low-entry bus (2003-2008) (also known as Lion's City T and Lion's City TÜ)
• Lion's Classic city- / inter-urban buses (1999-2010) (un-named until 2004)
  • SG 263/313, articulated bus (2001-2008) (also known as Lion's Classic G from 2004)
  • SL 223/263/283 (2000-2010) (also known as Lion's Classic from 2004)
  • SÜ 283/313 (1999-2009) (also known as Lion's Compact, as Lion's Classic Ü from 2004)

Regional buses

• RÜ 240/280 (1980-1988)
• ÜL 242/272/292/312/322 (1990-1996)
  • ÜM 192/222, midibus
• ÜL 313/353/363 (1996-2004)
  • R 353/363 Lion's Comfort
• Lion's Regio (2004-2017)

Coaches

• SR 240/280 (1975-1984)
  • SR 240/280 H, high-decker version (1978-1984)
• SR 321/361 (?-?)
  • SR 321/361 H, high-decker version (?-?)
• SR 292/362 (renamed FR 292/362 from 1990) (1985-1993)
  • SR 292/362 H (renamed FRH 292/362 from 1990), high-decker version (1985-1993)
• Lion's Star (1991-2006, replaced by Lion's Coach Supreme)
  • FRH 422/402 (1991-1998)
  • RH 403/463 (1998-2001)
  • RHS 414/464/484 (2001-2006)
• 1st generation Lion's Coach: RH 353/363/403/413/423/463 (1996-2003)

Chassis

• MKN (1948-1950)
• MKN 26 (1950-1954)
• MKN 630 (1954-1956)
• MKH 2
• MKH 4
• 530 HOC (1955-?)
• 535 HOC (1956-?)
• 545 HOC
• 558 HOC (1956-?)
• 420 HOC (1957-1963)
• 10.xxx FOCL (L53) front-engined midi
• 10.xxx HOCL (469) midi
• 12.xxx HOCL-NL (A76) low-floor midi
• 12.xxx HOCL (A77) midi
• 13.xxx HOCL/SR (A53) midi
• 14.xxx HOCL-NL (A66) low-entry
• 14.xxx HOCL (A67)
• 16.xxx HOCL (470/475)
• 18.xxx HOCL-NL (A69) low-entry
• 18.xxx HOCL (A51/R33)
• 24.xxx HOCLN (474/A54/R37)
• 24.xxx HOCLNR-NL (A57/A59)
• 28.xxx HGOCL (A61)
• EL 202 F (A17) low-entry
• ND 202 F (A14) low-floor double-decker
• NL 202 F (898/A29) low-floor
• ND xx3 F (A34/A48/A95) low-floor double-decker
• NG xx3 F (A24) articulated low-floor
• NL xx3 F (A22) low-floor
• NM xx3 F (A35) low-floor midi
• SL 18.xxx HOC (A89)
• SÜ xx3 F (A91)
• Lion's Chassis low-entry, intercity and coach (modular)

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Production sites

Trucks

Heavy range

• Munich (GER)
• Salzgitter (GER)
• Kraków (POL)

Light and medium range

• Steyr (A)

Special-purpose vehicles

• Vienna (A)

Buses

• Ankara (TUR): MANA? - premium coaches, standard coaches, double-decker coaches, intercity buses, city buses
• Pozna? (POL) - moved to Starachowice
• Starachowice (POL) - city buses, bus and coach chassis, components ( in future: premium coaches, standard coaches, double-decker coaches, intercity buses)
• Salzgitter (GER) - bus and coach chassis

Engines

• Nuremberg (GER)

CKD-locations

• Shushary, Saint Petersburg, (RUS): Heavy-weight trucks
• Pune, (IND): Heavy-weight trucks
• Pinetown (RSA): heavy, medium and light trucks; bus-chassis
• Querétaro (MEX)
• Olifantsfontein (RSA): intercity- and regular service buses
• Sharjah, (UAE): Assembling of truck under the Shacman brand. The company is a part of the Shaanxi Automobile Group.
• East Jakarta, (IDN): Assembling of trucks and buses at a plant in Jatinegara, East Jakarta by PT. Duta Putera Sumatera.
• Rawang, (MYS)
• Quezon City, (PH): Assembling of trucks and buses at MAN Truck and Bus Center assembly plant in Novaliches, Quezon City by MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corporation.
• Bangkok, (THA): Assembling of trucks and buses in Thailand by MAN Commercial Vehicle (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
• Samarkand, (UZB): Assembling of two trucks in Uzbekistan by MAN Auto-Uzbekistan.

Authorized bus body builders in the Philippines

• Almazora Motors (Carmona, Cavite)
• Columbian Manufacturing Corp (Santarosa Motor Works Inc/Santa Rosa, Laguna)
• Del Monte Motor Works, Inc. (Quezon City)

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See also

• Büssing
• Neoplan
• Scania AB
• Volksbus

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References

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External links

• Official website

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