MAN Trucks India Pvt Ltd (MTIPL) started operations in India in 2006 as a joint venture and in 2012 the company became a 100 % subsidiary of MAN Truck & Bus AG (Germany). The company manufactures heavy MAN CLA trucks for the Indian market and exports vehicles to Asia, Africa, CIS and the SAARC countries. We recently had the opportunity to visit the Pithampur production unit of the company to understand the truck-making business of MAN in India and also gain perspective about its future roadmap. Joerg Mommertz, Chairman & Managing Director, MAN Trucks India Pvt Ltd, showed us around the plant and explained the production process.
OVERVIEW
MAN trucks’ products range from chassis to tippers for the construction industry and semitrailer tractors for long haul transport. By acquiring full ownership, MAN Truck & Bus India has now taken sole responsibility for the production and sale of the trucks both within and outside India. The current installed capacity at the Pithampur plant is 9,000 vehicles per year. The current range of products include BS III and BS IV models of tractor heads, rigid body truck, tippers for on road and mining applications, besides special application vehicles like RMC, batch plant, fire engine, garbage compactor, etc. The products are in the 16 to 49 tonne range for various applications.
The product range manufactured in this plant include tippers for off-road & construction, haulage for regular & over dimensional cargo, and special application trucks such as fire tenders, garbage compactors, concrete mixers, boom pumps, tip trailers and bulkers. The product range for India is developed at MAN Trucks R&D centre in Pune. MTIPL also exports the trucks made in India to African and Asian markets. Currently, MAN Trucks has a network of 65 touch points in India and one each in Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The company has sold over 27,000 trucks since it started its India operations in 2006.
PRODUCTION PROCESS
The MAN plant at Pithampur has state-of the-art manufacturing facilities including modern machine shop, in-house assembly of axle, engine, cabin and complete vehicle. These are fully supported with in house testing facilities. The axles & engines are assembled and mated depending upon the model, its variant and intended application. The vehicle assembly line involves the mounting of the powertrain with the chassis and then with the cabin. At each station the job is done with quality checks before moving to the next point in the line.
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