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Corporate Profile - MAN
in Malaysia
 
MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd (MTBM) been incorporated on 6th of September 1991 and officially commenced operation on 2nd May 2001 at Lot 4, Jalan Industri 3/2, Taman Industri Integrasi Rawang, 48000 Rawang, Selangor. MTBM is well established and recognized as the forerunner in the field of marketing and servicing MAN trucks and buses in Malaysia.

History
MTBM is a joint venture between MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG at Munich, Germany, one of the leading manufacturers of commercial vehicle in Europe and MBf Holdings Bhd, where MAN Nutzfahrzeuge holds the majority share.

The history of MAN trucks and buses in Malaysian market began in 1980's dominated by spot deals. MAN with a Belgian partner, Sibmas supplied powertrains (engine, gearbox, transfer cases and electrical system) to Royal Malaysian Armed Forces. They are still being used by Malaysian army and further deals were made with logging firms in Sabah and Sarawak.

In 1991 the commercial vehicles division of MBf Holdings Bhd, MBf Commercial Vehicles Sdn Bhd was given the sole distributorship rights to market until 1999. In 2001 MAN Group took the technical leadership and got directly involved to establish MTBM.