Man opens a center of development for industrial engines

On April 21 Man industrial vehicles opened in Nuremberg a new development center in order to strengthen its position in the sector of vehicles and industrial engines. The new development centre, which has a total area of 10,000 m², has 16 benches for engines, a test bench for vehicles, development laboratories and rooms for 150 jobs of high qualification. MAN Nutzfahrzeuge has invested a total of EUR 35 million in the new building and its high-tech facilities and has expanded the capabilities of Nuremberg benches in a 30% approximately.

"With the new engine development center we can face the future demands of development even better and more efficiently." "This applies especially to severe levels of emissions, for example, Euro 6, but also to the growing demands submitted to the engines for the different markets of the world," said Bernd Maierhofer, President of Research & Development and Purchasing. "The location of Nuremberg is for the Man Nutzfahrzeuge Center international competition for the development of vehicles and industrial motors." "With our investment in the new development center we reinforce the site of Nuremberg and ensure our position as technology leader in the construction of engines".