MAN starts electric truck production in Kraków
To this end, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Polish government in the presence of Poland’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Andrzej Domański. The investment includes expanding production capacities, preparing for the next generation of vehicles, and further electrifying truck manufacturing.
A key focus is the rollout of additional battery-electric truck models. Series production of the MAN eTGL is set to begin in Kraków in mid-July, followed later this year by the new MAN eTGM for the medium-duty segment. Following Munich, where the heavy-duty eTGX and eTGS are already produced, Kraków will become MAN’s second site for electric truck manufacturing.
With the eTGL, eTGM, eTGX and eTGS, MAN will offer a fully electric truck portfolio covering gross vehicle weights from 12 to 50 tonnes, ranging from urban distribution operations to long-haul transport.
The focus through to 2030 will initially be on expanding the Kraków plant. Plans include the construction of a dedicated body shop, a paint shop and additional cab production capacity. New production halls will nearly double the site’s footprint from the current 130,000 to around 270,000 square metres. According to MAN, this will significantly increase the plant’s depth of value creation.
At the same time, the company is preparing the site for the next generation of vehicles based on the group-wide TRATON Modular System (TMS). Further investments in future vehicle programmes are already planned. The measures form part of the MAN2030+ future programme for the European production network, which aims to prepare the company’s plants for upcoming vehicle generations and further harmonise production across the TRATON Group.
The expansion of the Kraków plant supports MAN’s current growth and electrification strategy. The manufacturer is not only increasing production capacity but also advancing the market ramp-up of its electric trucks. Earlier this year, MAN signed a framework agreement with the TIP Group covering the delivery of up to 1,800 trucks over three years. The deal includes both battery-electric and diesel-powered vehicles and spans 18 European countries.
By expanding the Kraków site, MAN is creating additional capacity for the very model ranges it intends to use to accelerate the deployment of battery-electric trucks across distribution, regional and long-haul transport applications.
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