engines . for the luxury car manufacturer see maybach . for the record label see maybach music group . this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message mtu friedrichshafen gmbh type gesellschaft mit beschr nkter haftung founded 1909 headquarters friedrichshafen germany key people dr. ulrich dohle ceo products diesel and gas internal combustion reciprocating engines owner rolls royce holdings parent rolls royce power systems previously operating as tognum ag website www.mtu online.com mtu friedrichshafen gmbh is a manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by wilhelm maybach and his son karl maybach in 1909 . wilhelm maybach was the technical director of daimler motoren gesellschaft dmg a predecessor company of the german multinational automotive corporation daimler ag until he left in 1907 . on 23 march 1909 he founded the new company luftfahrzeug motorenbau gmbh aircraft engine manufacturing corp with his son karl maybach as director . a few years later the company was renamed to maybach motorenbau gmbh maybach engine manufacturing corp which originally developed and manufactured diesel and petrol engines for zeppelins and then railcars . the maybach mb.iva was used in aircraft and airships of world war i. the company first built an experimental car in 1919 with the first production model introduced two years later at the berlin motor show . between 1921 and 1940 the company produced various classic opulent vehicles . the company also continued to build heavy duty diesel engines for marine and rail purposes . during the second world war maybach produced the engines for germany s medium and heavy tanks . the company was renamed mtu friedrichshafen in the 1960s . mtu derives from motoren und turbinen union meaning motor engine and turbine union . mtu friedrichshafen remained a subsidiary of daimlerchrysler until 2006 when it was sold off to the eqt iv private equity fund becoming a part of the tognum corporation . rolls royce holdings and daimler ag acquired tognum in 2011 . in 2014 tognum was renamed rolls royce power systems having become a 100 per cent subsidiary of rolls royce holdings . the company manufactures diesel engines for trains ships oil and gas installations military vehicles agriculture mining and construction equipment as well as diesel generators and molten carbonate fuel cells . contents 1 history 2 diesel engines 3 gallery 4 distributors 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit 1909 foundation of luftfahrzeug motorenbau gmbh in bissingen an der enz as part of the zeppelin corporation . the company manufactures engines for airships . 1912 1911 12 relocation to friedrichshafen ; the name is changed to motorenbau gmbh . 1918 motorenbau gmbh is renamed maybach motorenbau gmbh . after the end of the first world war the company began to manufacture car engines . 1966 merger of the two companies mercedes benz motorenbau friedrichshafen gmbh and maybach motorenbau gmbh to form maybach mercedes benz motorenbau gmbh . 1969 maybach mercedes benz motorenbau gmbh is renamed motoren und turbinen union friedrichshafen gmbh . the company is a subsidiary of mtu m nchen gmbh which is owned at equal shares by daimler benz ag and man ag until 1985 . 1989 incorporation of mtu friedrichshafen in deutsche aero space ag dasa a company of the daimler benz group . 1994 cooperation of mtu friedrichshafen with detroit diesel corporation 1995 mtu friedrichshafen and mtu m nchen go their separate ways ; mtu friedrichshafen becomes a direct subsidiary of daimler benz ag . 2001 mtu motoren und turbinen union friedrichshafen gmbh is renamed mtu friedrichshafen gmbh . 2005 in late 2005 the daimlerchrysler off highway business unit including mtu friedrichshafen and the off highway division of detroit diesel corporation is sold to the swedish financial investor eqt partners . 2006 the business is transferred into the new holding company tognum with mtu friedrichshafen as its core company . 2009 mtu friedrichshafen celebrates its centenary . in the same year introduction of the new series 1600 rounding off the performance range at the lower end of the product portfolio . 2011 rolls royce holdings and daimler ag announced they were buying tognum 2014 tognum was renamed rolls royce power systems 2014 from 26 august rolls royce power systems became a 100 per cent subsidiary of rolls royce holdings diesel engines edit main article list of vehicles and machines powered by mtu engines gallery edit mtu detroit diesel exhibition at a trade fair mtu 20v4000m93 engine mtu marine engine san francisco water emergency transportation authority powered by custom emissions solution and mtu series 4000 engines distributors edit pacific power group serving washington oregon idaho alaska and hawaii . 1 vessels powered by mtu and pacific power group include san francisco water emergency transportation authority ferries 2 pacific power group ppg of washington continued its long and successful relationship with weta by engineering a propulsion system with twin mtu 12v4000m 64 engines rated at 1 950 hp 1 454 kw and zf 7600 reduction gears turning michigan wheel cx 500 nibral five bladed propellers for a top working speed fully loaded of 27 knots . ppg s engineers worked closely with the builders vigor industrial to develop a system that meets weight goals and provides easy installation and maintenance for weta . 3 city of portland fireboats 4 pacific power group provided a complete propulsion power solution . pacific designed and engineered the solution which included the main engines transmissions and drive lines for the boats to have the necessary high performance firefighting capabilities . the vessels are powered by mtu 8v2000 m84 engines and rolls royce ff450s waterjets . this allows significantly faster response times in the city s large emergency response area as the boats can travel up to 40 knots . 5 national geographic expedition vessels 3 two 12 cylinder series 4000 m54 engines each producing 1 600 hp at 1 800 rpm will provide propulsion . service and support will be provided by pacific power group based in washington . since 2001 pacific has repowered and supported three national geographic expeditions vessels with mtu engines . 6 delta marine yachts mr. terrible 7 western branch diesel smith power products wajax serving ontario quebec alberta saskatchewan manitoba and the maritimes . see also edit rolls royce power systems wilhelm maybach maybach motorenbau gmbh daimler ag rolls royce holdings detroit diesel bergen marine references edit find your dealer mtu online . www.mtu online.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . filter free tier 4 engines for next san francisco ferries workboat . 2016 05 20 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . a b launching adventure ppg provides national geographic expedition vessels with mtu engines pacific power group . 2016 07 19 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . portland fireboats gain speed with engines from pacific power group . retrieved 2016 08 08 . pacific power group oregon iron works supply engines for new portland fireboats professional mariner web bulletin 2015 . www.professionalmariner.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . national geographic propelled by mtu . www.mtu report.com . retrieved 2016 08 08 . mtu powered super yacht for delta marine pacific power group . 2016 03 01 . retrieved 2016 08 08 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to mtu friedrichshafen . official website history of the company mtu spare parts maybach tank engines retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mtu friedrichshafen & oldid 738607651 categories daimlerchryslerrolls royceengine manufacturersdefence companies of germanydiesel engine manufacturerscompanies based in friedrichshafenmarine engine manufacturershidden categories articles 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