DEUTZ AG and Daimler Truck AG signed agreements giving DEUTZ access to Daimler engines by the end of the decade.
These include both medium-duty engines (Daimler Truck MDEG series), which are suitable for applications such as construction equipment, and heavy-duty engines (Daimler Truck HDEP series), which can power heavy agricultural machinery, the company wrote in a statement.
“As a result, DEUTZ will attract new customer groups, save on development costs, expand its range of modern internal combustion engines, and thereby lay the foundations for further growth in this business,” the statement noted.
The cooperation between the two companies, which is supported by the stake Daimler Truck takes in DEUTZ, is focused on two areas, DEUTZ will acquire the on-highway IP to Daimler Truck’s medium-duty MDEG engines so that it can further develop them itself, including for use in off-highway applications such as agricultural machinery and construction equipment.
DEUTZ will acquire license rights from Daimler Truck so that it can further develop the heavy-duty Daimler Truck HDEP series for use in off-highway applications.
“It will also distribute these engines independently,”Daimler said.
The heavy-duty engines will continue to be built by Daimler Truck at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim and shipped to DEUTZ for final assembly, whereas the medium-duty engines will be completely produced at DEUTZ, the statement noted.
As per the company, these engine variants that will be marketed by DEUTZ are scheduled to go into production in 2028.