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MAN AG (an abbreviation for Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG), is a German transportation company. The MAN Group is mostly known for producing buses and trucks though the group is primarily involved in engineering activities.#redirect [[Template:Fact]] MAN specialises in: The company has roots that go back to 1758 where it was the first iron works in the Ruhr region. Today it is one of Europe’s leading manufactures of engineering equipment and vehicles. In 2005, its 60,000 employees generated annual sales of around 15 billion in 120 different countries. It is continuously trying to strengthen its market presence and has joint ventures and other cooperations with local companies in India, Poland and the United States.

MAN is listed on the DAX and is well respected in the field of transport engineering, having won numerous prizes. The latest ones achieved were in 2006 with the title ‘Truck of the year’ and ‘coach of the year’.

Divisions

This logo is on the front of all MAN trucks and buses
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This logo is on the front of all MAN trucks and buses

:Commercial vehicles: trucks (61% of group sales), aftermarket parts and service (18%), buses (14%), engines and components (7%)
  • MAN B&W Diesel AG
  • :2-stroke and 4-stroke diesel and gasoline engines: large marine and stationary diesel engines, engines for vehicles, industrial applications, power stations, yachts, passenger ships, ships, and work-boats (tankers, tugboats, icebreakers), railways.
  • MAN Turbo AG [link]
  • :Turbomachines: compressors and turbines for process industry and power generation worldwide; used in oil & natural gas, refinery, chemical & petrochemical, fertilizers, industrial gases, iron & steel processing and mining, power generation applications.
  • MAN Ferrostaal AG [link] (roughly 20% of sales)
  • :Industrial services: projecting, delivery, assembly, including steel-based structures

    Products - MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG division

    MAN Lion's coach
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    MAN Lion's coach

    MAN truck
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    MAN truck

    A tanker with MAN B&W Diesel engine
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    A tanker with MAN B&W Diesel engine

    Trucks

    Buses

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