Quick Takeaways
- MAN Truck & Bus MAN2030+ program focuses on long-term competitiveness and cost efficiency.
- The strategy balances major investments, workforce stability, and savings targets.
On January 15, 2026, MAN Truck & Bus announced the MAN Truck & Bus MAN2030+ program, a long-term strategic initiative aimed at strengthening competitiveness and safeguarding the company’s future. The plan has been finalized through a comprehensive agreement with employee representatives and the IG Metall union, ensuring alignment between management and workforce interests.
MAN Truck & Bus MAN2030+ program targets cost efficiency
The MAN Truck & Bus MAN2030+ program is designed to deliver around EUR 900 million in cost savings by 2028 while simultaneously improving long-term operational performance. These savings are expected to come primarily from reduced material costs, lower overheads, and increased sales volumes, rather than from workforce reductions.
Key focus areas include:
Alongside savings, MAN plans to invest nearly EUR 1 billion in its German locations by 2030, reinforcing its industrial base and technological capabilities.
Investments linked to future vehicle platforms and e-mobility
In addition to domestic investments, further capital will be directed toward next-generation vehicles built on the TRATON Group Modular System. These investments will mainly target Eastern Europe and may include the establishment of a new battery factory, subject to the pace of e-mobility adoption and market growth.
This approach reflects MAN’s intention to align manufacturing and technology development with the transition toward electrified commercial vehicles, while maintaining flexibility to respond to demand trends.
Long-term job security and workforce planning in Germany
A central element of the agreement is the commitment to job security at all German MAN sites until the end of 2035, with a potential extension to 2040 if defined business targets are achieved. This employment guarantee also covers TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, and confirms that all German production locations will remain operational.
Workforce adjustments will be managed through natural attrition rather than layoffs. Over a ten-year period, around 2,300 positions are expected to be phased out, a figure lower than the number of anticipated retirements. The planned reductions by location include:
The Wittlich site will not be impacted. Despite these reductions, MAN expects to continue hiring and projects a workforce of roughly 13,000 employees in Germany by the mid-2030s, underlining the long-term stability envisioned under the MAN2030+ roadmap.
MAN Truck & Bus MAN2030+ program targets cost efficiency
The MAN Truck & Bus MAN2030+ program is designed to deliver around EUR 900 million in cost savings by 2028 while simultaneously improving long-term operational performance. These savings are expected to come primarily from reduced material costs, lower overheads, and increased sales volumes, rather than from workforce reductions.
Key focus areas include:
- Optimizing material procurement and supply chains
- Streamlining administrative and operational structures
- Leveraging higher sales to improve economies of scale
Alongside savings, MAN plans to invest nearly EUR 1 billion in its German locations by 2030, reinforcing its industrial base and technological capabilities.
Investments linked to future vehicle platforms and e-mobility
In addition to domestic investments, further capital will be directed toward next-generation vehicles built on the TRATON Group Modular System. These investments will mainly target Eastern Europe and may include the establishment of a new battery factory, subject to the pace of e-mobility adoption and market growth.
This approach reflects MAN’s intention to align manufacturing and technology development with the transition toward electrified commercial vehicles, while maintaining flexibility to respond to demand trends.
Long-term job security and workforce planning in Germany
A central element of the agreement is the commitment to job security at all German MAN sites until the end of 2035, with a potential extension to 2040 if defined business targets are achieved. This employment guarantee also covers TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, and confirms that all German production locations will remain operational.
Workforce adjustments will be managed through natural attrition rather than layoffs. Over a ten-year period, around 2,300 positions are expected to be phased out, a figure lower than the number of anticipated retirements. The planned reductions by location include:
- Munich: approximately 1,300 positions
- Nuremberg: around 400 positions
- Salzgitter: about 600 positions
The Wittlich site will not be impacted. Despite these reductions, MAN expects to continue hiring and projects a workforce of roughly 13,000 employees in Germany by the mid-2030s, underlining the long-term stability envisioned under the MAN2030+ roadmap.
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