(pressebox) München, 04.05.2009, The order comprises 300 MAN TGA-WW 40.400 6×4 tippers and water tankers, to be delivered as CKD (completely knocked down) kits and assembled in the new MAN assembly plant in Jeddah. A further 60 TGAWW 41.400 8×4 are complete vehicles with 12-cubic-metre mixer bodies. In addition, MASCO has ordered 26 MAN TGM all-wheel drive vehicles for construction site operation. All the MAN vehicles will be deployed on the construction of the new high-speed railway line between Mecca and Medina.
The MAN TGA-WW series vehicles were designed especially to meet the requirements of regions in the Middle East. It was only in January 2009 that MAN and Haji Husein Alireza & Co. Ltd. opened an assembly plant for MAN TGA-WW trucks and tractors for the Gulf market. MAN Nutzfahrzeuge has been represented in Saudi Arabia for 25 years already by the importer Haji Husein Alireza & Co. Ltd. (HHA) and has a countrywide Sales and Service network for MAN vehicles. In 2008, MAN’s share of the market for European manufacturers of trucks over 16 tonnes was 23%.
Construction work on Saudi Railways Organization’s "Haramain High Speed Rail Project" will run for approximately three years. The 444 km long train journey between Mecca and Medina will then take just two hours, considerably easing the transport problems during the annual pilgrimage between these two cities.Über MAN Aktiengesellschaft
The MAN Group is one of Europe’s leading industrial players in Transport-Related Engineering, with revenue of approximately ?15 billion in 2008. As a supplier of trucks, buses, diesel engines, turbo machinery, and special gear systems, MAN employs approximately 51,300 people worldwide. Its business areas hold leading positions in their respective markets. MAN AG, Munich, is listed in the DAX (German Stock Index), which comprises Germany’s thirty leading stock corporations.
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