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. |