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Heavy-duty transport with a MAN TGX semitrailer combination

Heavy-duty transport with the MAN TGX

In the world of transport, heavy-duty transports are the supreme discipline. It goes without saying that with the introduction of the new truck generation, MAN is also developing new heavy-duty tractors for towing weights of up to 250 tonnes and beyond. For a demo vehicle of the new generation, the first practical test was now at hand: With over 370 tonnes via a combined traction-propulsion unit.

Downtime care maintenance checklist

Simpler, more structured and easily accessible

Our new MAN Customer Service Management “downtime care” maintenance checklist is now available in the MAN Service Portal in 33 languages.
This serves to prevent damage caused during standstill by means of proper storage and regular inspection and care of the vehicles with the aim of: Handover of the vehicle to the customer in technically and visually flawless condition.
Thank you for your understanding and for your support!

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MAN Trucknology Roadshow

Our Trucknology RoadShow (TRS) vehicles are on the road again this year. The interesting vehicle concepts are created in cooperation with our body manufacturing partners at the MAN Branch Competence Centre (BCC). They show innovations in the body manufacturing sector as well as in our MAN vehicles.

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Experience MAN at trade fairs and events

Trade fairs, events & conferences

Your MAN Body Builder contact persons are personally available to you at the following trade fairs, events, and conferences. We look forward to seeing you.

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MAN on video

Experience MAN! On our YouTube channel, we present our latest vehicles and interesting facts from the MAN world.

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MANTED® newsletter

Current technical innovations, changes etc. can be found in the MANTED^® newsletter archive. Press the button, register at MANTED^® and select the MANTED^® newsletter in the profile area.

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The production launch date of the new Smart Tacho 2.0 must be postponed to 01/06/2023. You can find more information here:

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We trust this email finds you well. We are thrilled to share an exciting update with you regarding the beta version b.5 of ABBI Next.

This development signifies a step forward in the evolution of the ABBI platform, and we are truly happy with the new features and enhancements introduced. We believe that these changes will significantly improve our workflow and efficiency.

Here the implemented components:

Editing the Quality Audit Process: from now on you can edit the quality audit process that affects the General Contractorship (GC) orders from MAN Truck & Bus Deutschland GmbH and MAN Truck & Bus SE directly in in ABBI Next
GC Orders from Other MAN Companies: GC orders from all other MAN companies will be displayed as “GU National” in the future
Segment Information: Segment information from the truck and van is available

We are excited to announce we will continue to develop ABBI Next further! But you can now work fully with our new ABBI Next.

We are eagerly looking forward to working with the new ABBI Next and would appreciate feedback about it, kindly share through abbi@man.eu .

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Future mobility with MAN

The new MAN eTGE

MAN’s first all-electric van: emission-free and ultra-quiet, this vehicle is at home in any environmental zone and an asset for any city. The MAN eTGE is just as reliable and spacious as its proven MAN van counterparts.

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MAN Transport Solutions

MAN Transport Solutions will enable you to harness the benefits of alternative drives strategically and cost-effectively: From individual vehicle deployment planning and management of the charging infrastructure to staff training and support for your service workshop.

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