MTU Friedrichshafen: The leading manufacturer of high-tech large diesel engines since Maybach Motorenbau
Posted on December 28, 2005
1909 | “Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH“ is founded in Bissingen on the Enz River as the oldest predecessor company of MTU Friedrichshafen |
1912 | Luftfahrzeug Motorenbau GmbH relocates to Friedrichshafen |
1918 | Renamed “Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH“ |
1919 | Begins manufacturing high-speed diesel engines |
1921 | Begins manufacturing automobiles. Produced around 1,800 luxury vehicles by 1941 |
1936 | Growing conversion to war production; by the end of World War II had manufactured around 140,000 engines for caterpillar vehicles |
1944/45 | Maybach Motorenbau and the city of Friedrichshafen are destroyed by bomb attacks |
1948 | Production resumes |
1961 | Begins manufacturing Mercedes-Benz diesel engines at Maybach-Motorenbau |
1963 | “Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH“ is founded in Friedrichshafen-Manzell |
1966 | Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH merges with Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH to create Maybach Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH |
1969 | Agreement between Daimler-Benz AG and MAN AG to integrate the interests of both companies in the fields of high-speed diesel engines and jet propulsion Maybach Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH is renamed “Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH“ MAN Turbo GmbH is renamed to “Motoren- und Turbinen-Union München GmbH“ |
1978 | Companies are renamed ”mtu Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH“ and “mtu Motoren- und Turbinen-Union München GmbH“ |
2001 | DaimlerChrysler AG acquires Detroit Diesel Corporation mtu Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH is renamed ”MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH“ |
2002 | All off-highway activities of the DaimlerChrysler group are integrated to form the company division DaimlerChrysler Off-Highway under corporate management of MTU Friedrichshafen. Workforce: 7000 employees, Revenues: 1.7 billion Euro (2003) |
2005/06 | Acquisition by EQT Partners |