MENA Congress Award received for 100% gas-powered technology at 3rd UITP Congress & Showcase 2012
Leading commercial vehicle producer MAN Truck & Bus Middle East and Africa took home the award for "Enabling Technologies" for its MAN Lion's City CNG bus at the 3rd UITP MENA Congress Awards, held in Abu Dhabi as part of the 3rd UITP Congress & Showcase 2012.
Based on 100% CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) technology, Man Lion's City CNG bus has been especially developed for use in hot countries. MAN was the only commercial vehicle manufacturer to receive an award in the "Enabling Technologies" category this year and was also presented with a special appreciation award.
Thomas Weinmann, Bus Senior Area Sales Manager said: "The MAN CNG Lion's City bus represents a transport strategy that delivers what the MENA market has shown a strong desire for - public transport solutions that are greener, cleaner and cost effective while offering a high degree of customer comfort. The bus is fully compliant with Europe's strictest security standards. Our technological innovations are always part of proactive, responsible and respectful measures towards our environment."
MAN Lion's City CNG bus, has been operating in the UAE as part of a test phase since December 2011 and MAN looks forward to positive results in the months ahead. MAN Lion's CNG City Bus runs on natural gas which burns very cleanly as compared to other fossil fuels, leading to low levels of harmful emissions. Specially developed for use in hot climates, MAN Lion's City CNG bus is equipped with a high performance A/C unit and driven by a turbocharged six-cylinder engine powered by natural gas. The engine delivers 228 kW (310 hp) while its emissions are way below the limits set for EEV and for the EURO 6 norm, currently the most stringent emission standards.
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MAN Truck & Bus Middle East
Since 2006, MAN Truck & Bus Middle East has been the regional representative of MAN Truck & Bus AG which is headquartered in Munich, Germany and the largest company of MAN Group, a DAX top 30 listed company. It is a leading provider of commercial vehicles and buses that are renowned for their robustness, reliability and adherence to high standards of driver and passenger comfort and safety.
MAN Truck & Bus Middle East operates through an extensive network of 35 private capital dealers and importers in 14 countries namely Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Accommodating for the demanding operating conditions in the Middle East, MAN Truck & Bus Middle East provides full-fledged turn-key solutions for both goods and passenger transportation by road through its light (TGL) , medium (TGM) and heavy-duty (TGS WW) ranges of trucks, and MAN and NEOPLAN buses that provide basic to VIP luxury transport and travel requirements.
The Transport Efficiency Program from MAN Truck & Bus
The amount of transport and traffic on roads is rising worldwide. At the same time, the long-term dwindling of energy resources is making transport increasingly more expensive. As one of the world's leading manufacturers of buses and trucks, MAN Truck & Bus makes an important contribution to the continued improvement of transport efficiency. MAN offers a comprehensive efficiency program to reduce your total costs of ownership. Transport efficiency, consolidated in the fields of technology, service, the driver and future expertise protects the environment and is added value for our customers.
MAN Truck & Bus AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, is the largest company of the MAN Group and a leading international supplier of efficient commercial vehicles and innovative transport solutions. In fiscal 2011 the enterprise, with around 34,000 employees, posted sales of more than 77,600 trucks and over 5,700 buses and bus chassis of the MAN and NEOPLAN brands worth 9 billion Euros.
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