From Brazil to the Philippines
MAN Automotive Concessionaires Corp. (MACC), distributor of MAN trucks, expands its offerings with the introduction of Volkswagen (VW) Truck and Bus.
Though new to the Philippines, VW Truck and Bus boasts of 40 years of experience providing German-backed technology and reliability to its truck and bus offerings in Brazil. Starting in 1981, it began exporting in its first year to Chile, Paraguay, and Mexico. Since then, VW Truck and Bus have exported over 160,000 vehicles to more than 30 countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. VW Truck and Bus prides itself in providing sustainable transportation and mobility solutions with flexibility and creativity.
They couldn’t have found a better partner in MACC. Being in the business for 32 years, MACC has provided logistics solutions and aftersales service and support through its product line.
Broad lineup
VW Truck and Bus has been constantly evolving during the years, using state of the art technology and the innovative and collaborative concept of Modular Consortium. This enables the brand to produce a complete line of vehicles, tailor-made to the needs of the customer from light to heavy trucks and buses, capable of meeting the most varied applications and requirements of our markets. In addition, VW trucks and buses undergo a meticulous and rigorous development and testing process before being released.
VW Truck and Bus offerings will complement MACC’s current products, adding categories 3 and 4 to its existing category 5 trucks. They will be composed of various models in different weight classes ranging from 9-tons to 31-tons, in 4x2, 4x4, 6x4, 8x2 and 8x4 drivetrains. These are powered by popular Cummins and MAN engines with efficient Common Rail fuel management systems. They are Euro-5 compliant with Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emission technology. They will come in 6-speed, 9-speed and 16-speed transmissions.
Comfort and safety were top-of-mind in the design of these vehicles, with conveniences like power door locks, power windows and side mirrors, and ergonomic seats and arrangement.
With this combination, MACC hopes to serve a much larger market in the truck and bus segment, with applications like closed vans, wing-vans, refrigerated vans, drop-sides, flat beds, people transport, food & beverage transport, to boom trucks, tipper trucks, cement mixers, including special-purpose vehicles.