After more than 100 years of diesel engine construction, the truck and bus manufacturer you start in Nuremberg Battery production for Electric motors. The company plans to invest another 150 million euros there in the next few years, 100 million have already flowed into the new production facility, as Truck & Bus announced. In addition to the packs consisting of several modules, the next battery renovation should also be produced in Nuremberg.
In Bavaria’s second largest city, the VW group Diesel engines previously belonged to the truck and bus manufacturers. The company had only started manufacturing the last series a few weeks ago, for which, according to the company, around 250 million euros had also been spent.
“A new era” for Man
“With the start of battery production, the company, which invented the diesel engine, breaks into a new era,” said MAN CEO Alexander Vlaskamp (53). Both the federal government and the state government promote the changeover of the work.
Both Prime Minister Markus Söder (58) and Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger (54) announced to the opening of the battery creation. According to you, the investments in Nuremberg secure around 400 jobs.
In Nuremberg, battery packs are made for city buses or trucks with a total weight of up to 50 tons. The company started the series production of its electric trucks in 2024 and set itself the goal of equipping every second truck with an emission -free drive by 2030. In addition to electrical vehicles, you also work on hydrogen drives.