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13-724: Trucks and buses of the product brand MAN and buses of the product brand Neoplan (premium coaches) belong to the MAN Truck & Bus Group. On 1 January 2011, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge ( literally: commercial vehicles ) was renamed as MAN Truck & Bus to better reflect the company's products on the international market. In 1897, MAN presented the first self-ignition fully functioning diesel engine, in partnership with its inventor, Rudolf Diesel . From 1967 until 1977, MAN collaborated with France's Saviem , selling their light to medium duty trucks with MAN badging in Germany and certain other markets. After

26-399: A double-deck bus design for a service bus as part of his dissertation. The "Do-Bus" design had low weight, and could carry over 100 passengers. It also featured a low-frame front axle with forward-mounted steering gear that permitted a low, flat floor. The double-deck principle was applied to the coach design, creating a high-capacity comfortable touring vehicle. This vehicle was known as

39-576: A partial monocoque design with a steel tube skeleton, providing the structural support, enhanced by welded side panels. The engine was moved to the rear . In 1957, air suspension was made available. In 1961, a new bus design, the Typ Hamburg , was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show . Developed by the founder's eldest son, Albrecht Auwärter, and another student, Swiss national Bob Lee, as part of their dissertation at Hamburg University . The design

52-593: A range of tactical trucks: Earlier ventures with US Army produced the "LD" multifuel diesel engine line used on M35 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -ton and M54 5-ton trucks Heavy range Light and medium range Special-purpose vehicles Ghana – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V Togo – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V. Benin – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V. Nigeria – DEAL REAL Limited (DRL) Burkina Faso – Van Vliet Automotive Distribution B.V. Australia & New Zealand - Penske Australia & New Zealand Neoplan Neoplan Bus GmbH

65-451: Is a German automotive company that manufactures buses , trolleybuses and coaches . It became a subsidiary of MAN Truck & Bus SE in 2001. The company was founded by Gottlob Auwärter  [ de ] (1903–1993) in Stuttgart in 1935, and manufactured bodywork for bus and truck chassis . By 1953, the company had moved away from manufacturing buses on truck chassis, to

78-715: Is usually referred to as the G90 , from the most common model, but also as the "G"-series. In the United Kingdom it was originally marketed as the "MAN MT" series. The original lineup in the UK consisted of the 6.90 and the 8.90 (the first digit denoting the GVW in tonnes, the second for power in metric horsepower) and the 8.136 and 9.136. MAN AG supplied engines which were available in inline-four and inline-six cylinder engine configurations , with DIN rated motive power outputs of: MAN replaced

91-751: The Skyliner . In 1971, the Cityliner was introduced to the public. This design had a passenger platform above the driver's cab, and included an onboard toilet. The vehicle also made use of glass-fibre reinforced plastic for certain areas of the body; this was the first instance when this technique was used. A second manufacturing facility opened in Pilsting in 1973, and a third opened in Kumasi , Ghana in December 1974 to support increasing orders. Several more plants were added in

104-624: The 1980s, including two in the United States. The United States plants were later spun off into a separate, and now defunct, independent company ( Neoplan USA ) that used the Neoplan name under licence. Further manufacturing facilities were opened during the 1990s and 2000s. The Starliner was introduced in 1996, and would go on to win the Bus of the Year award for two consecutive years – in 1998 and 1999. In 1999

117-685: The G ;series with the L2000 and M2000 ranges. Several models of the MAN-VWCV and the VWCV LT ranges were marketed in Spain by Enasa as Pegaso Ekus, in a typical badge engineering operation. Peterbilt also offered this model with their badging, as the 200 or 265 model. VWCV and MAN shared the project development in accordance with the collaboration agreement as follows: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles took care of: MAN

130-627: The company unveiled a prototype fuel cell bus. In 2001, Neoplan, or correctly, "Gottlob Auwärter GmbH & Co KG" was acquired by MAN AG subsidiary MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG to form Neoman Bus GmbH. The Starliner won the Bus of the Year award for two more consecutive years in 2001 and 2002. In 2008, the Gottlob Auwärter Museum was opened in Stuttgart, opposite the headquarters of Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG . On 1 February 2008, Neoman Bus GmbH

143-501: The end of this, a deal was struck with Volkswagen which lasted until 1993. Production of a truck using the Volkswagen LT body started in 1979 and ended in 1993 with 72,000 units produced. It was available with four engines and four wheelbases over its lifetime; there was also a 4X4 version called 8.150 FAE. FAE means "forward control" cab, all-wheel drive, single tyres so the F nomenclature means "forward control" cab. This series

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156-490: Was responsible for: MAN-VWCVs were built in Volkswagen's Hanover factory until other Volkswagen models took priority; they were then made at MAN AG's Salzgitter-Watenstedt factory. MAN-VWCV Range 6.90, 8.90, 6.100, 8.136, 8.100, 8.150, 9.136, 9.150 & 10.136. Until 2007, MAN also built the badge-engineered ERF trucks for the UK market. Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles , a joint venture with Rheinmetall , produces

169-438: Was the first bus to allow passengers to regulate their fresh air supply through a nozzle from two air ducts, commonly seen in contemporary designs, as well as offering air suspension. Both Albrecht and Lee joined Neoplan after graduating from the university. Albrecht took over management of the company in 1965, and Bob Lee later became head of Engineering and Design. In 1964, the founder's second son, Konrad Auwärter, developed

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