Production has been brought to a standstill at MAN's Munich and Krakow plants due to a halt in the supply of truck wiring harnesses from Ukraine.

MAN, Knorr-Bremse, and Bosch are working together in a research and development project, called ATLAS-L4, with the aim of putting autonomous trucks on German motorways by the middle of the decade.

An initial run of 200 units of an upcoming heavy-duty battery-electric truck range is slated for production in early 2024 in Munich.

MAN will take part in the state-sponsored 'Bayernflotte' project which brings together partners including Bosch, Faurecia, and ZF in the development of fuel-cell electric trucks.

March 10-12 saw MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd (MAN Malaysia) of Johor use this year’s Malaysia Commercial Vehicle Expo (MCVE) 2022 to launch the all-new MAN TGX flagship model for the first time ever in Malaysia. 

Logistics company FGV Transport Services Sdn Bhd announced late last year it took delivery of 44 TGS 6x4 prime movers which was just recently introduced to the market in November 2021*, from MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd (MAN Malaysia) of Johor (a subsidiary of Germany’s MAN Truck & Bus SE). 

Langendorf will replace Pietro Zollino, who took up a new role at Traton on 1 November 2021.

Already an option for MAN coaches, the mirror replacement system will now be available for all new models in the Lion's City bus ranges.

Koljonen joins the company from SAF-Holland, where she also served as CFO.

The trial, the first of its kind in the country, of the battery-electric truck is being conducted by Fulda University of Applied Sciences in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.

The expansion of the Krakow facility, where the company manufactures the TGS and TGX series of heavy-duty trucks, will allow for a daily production capacity of around 300 vehicles.

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has announced the appointment of Anna Carmo e Silva to the role of chair of its bus and coach division for 2022. Carmo e Silva currently serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Buses and Coaches at Scania AB.