MAN to begin battery production at Nuremberg in 2023
By Bradley Osborne - 16th July 2022
Germany – MAN Truck & Bus SE, a subsidiary of the Traton Group based in Munich, Bavaria, has announced that it will begin assembling batteries for powering commercial electric vehicles at its plant in Nuremberg from mid-2023 onwards, with large-scale production to commence in 2025.
Over the next five years, MAN will invest approximately EUR100m to prepare the Nuremberg facility for mass production of over 100,000 battery packs per year. From mid-2023, the batteries will be assembled on a small-series production line until the end of 2024, when construction of a large-scale production line is expected to be completed. The state government of Bavaria has also pledged funds – around EUR30m – to support research and development into battery assembly, cell chemistry, battery safety and battery recycling between 2023 and 2027. These investments are expected to support 350 employees at the Bavarian facility into the future.
