MAN to Begin Battery Production for Trucks and Buses Starting April 2025
Foreks - MAN Truck & Bus is continuing its efforts to transition to electromobility swiftly. The company celebrated the completion of a new building for large-scale battery production for fully electric trucks and buses with a special ceremony at its facility in Nuremberg. The delivery ceremony, completed in one year, was attended by Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder, Nuremberg's Mayor Marcus König, MAN Truck & Bus CEO Alexander Vlaskamp, and the Chairman of the Works Council at MAN's Nuremberg facility, Markus Wansch.
"This marks an important milestone for our company on the road to transitioning to electromobility."
MAN Truck & Bus CEO Alexander Vlaskamp stated that they have established a facility with future technology in Nuremberg, saying, "We are not only developing batteries here, but we will also use the latest technologies to start mass production of them within a few months. The completion ceremony of the construction is an important milestone for our company on the road to transitioning to electromobility."
The ceremony, held a few weeks after the delivery of the first MAN eTruck to a customer, represents the next milestone for MAN. From April 2025, high-voltage batteries will be industrially produced in Nuremberg using cutting-edge manufacturing methods across an area of 17,000 square meters. With this facility, which will be staffed by approximately 350 people, MAN will become the first commercial vehicle manufacturer in Germany to start its own battery series production. The total cost of the facility, including investments in logistics, infrastructure, buildings, and production facilities, will amount to approximately 100 million Euros.
"Initially, up to 50,000 batteries will be produced annually."
Currently, MAN produces battery packs for fully electric vehicles in small series at its Nuremberg facility. With the new investment, large-scale production of batteries will begin. The area for small-capacity battery mass production will gradually be allocated for the development of the next generation of batteries and battery renewals. The newly constructed building, which features a height exceeding 35 meters and is the tallest production building in the field, will see the first production systems already being installed, with an initial production capacity of up to 50,000 batteries per year. Depending on market developments, this capacity is expected to expand to up to 100,000 high-voltage batteries by 2030.
Ingo Essel, the Director of MAN's Nuremberg facility, remarked at the ceremony, "Entering the field of electromobility is a decisive step towards the future for our facility. We have decades of expertise in engine development and production, and now we want to position ourselves as a center of excellence for alternative drive technologies."