manufacturer . for other uses see deutz . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message deutz ag type aktiengesellschaft traded as fwb dez industry mechanical engineering founded 1864 headquarters cologne germany area served worldwide key people helmut leube ceo and chairman of the management board lars g ran moberg chairman of the supervisory board products diesel engines and engine components for agricultural machinery marine propulsion automobiles and construction equipment revenue 1.453 billion 2013 1 profit 36.0 million 2013 total assets 1.121 billion 2013 total equity 504.7 million 2013 number of employees 3 952 31 december 2013 1 subsidiaries deutz agco motores deutz diter website www.deutz.com deutz ag is an engine manufacturer based in cologne germany . contents 1 history 2 the engines 3 notes 4 external links history edit deutz ag production plant in porz g613 downpatrick & co down railway the company was founded in 1864 as n. a. otto & cie by nikolaus otto inventor of the four stroke internal combustion engine . in the early years otto and his partner eugen langen were only interested in production of stationary engines not in automobiles . 2 in the middle of the 1870s technical director gottlieb daimler who was eager to produce automobiles was transferred to the company s st. petersburg factory to reduce his influence . he resigned taking wilhelm maybach with him . 2 deutz also produced agricultural machines such as combine harvesters and tractors as well as commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses . famous people who worked for deutz include eugen langen gottlieb daimler wilhelm maybach prosper l orange rudolf diesel robert bosch and ettore bugatti . during world war ii the company was ordered to produce artillery and operated under the name kl ckner humboldt deutz ag khd . citation needed commercial vehicles powered by deutz engines were popular from 1960 to 1980 sold under the brand name magirus deutz . deutz s head office is in the porz district of cologne and as of 2004 was manufacturing liquid and air cooled diesel engines . the larger engines in the deutz range were manufactured in mannheim at a production facility that once belonged to s ddeutsche bremsen ag as mwm diesel . deutz also have production facilities in other countries including spain and a joint venture production facility in china . after deutz took over the plant specialised in marine engines . this facility now produces engines for marine and power generation which can run on either fuel oils or fuel gases including landfill gas . in 1995 deutz sold its agricultural machinery division deutz fahr to the italian company same forming same deutz fahr . the engines edit deutz engines are available in the power range 4 to 500 kw with air oil or water cooling and with life expectancy of 20 000 and 30 000 running hours tbo time between overhauling on rebuilt and brand new units . parts and service are available worldwide . in the united states and canada a network of distributors was established a few years ago providing parts and service in north america . deutz powered air cooled machines are well suited for many applications since they can not freeze or boil over during normal operation . deutz also manufactures oil cooled engines . these can provide the same power as other engine designs but in a smaller package since they don t require the additional space to house a radiator . citation needed deutz also makes engines with a tandem oil cooler radiator configuration ; these also do not require antifreeze or coolant agents . deutz also has line of economical liquid cooled engines . in 2007 the deutz power systems division was sold to 3i and deutz ag now concentrates on producing and selling compact engines under the deutz brand only . they are focusing on manufacturing engines only for the customer without competing for the entire piece of finished machinery . on october 1 2008 the former deutz power systems division received a new old name mwm motoren werke mannheim ag . the company traces its roots to karl benz who set up the foundations of the company in 1871 . after splitting the engine business off from benz ag it became motoren werke mannheim ag . kl ckner humboldt deutz ag took over in 1985 later becoming deutz ag . after spinning off deutz power systems the company has made a full circle back to mwm . 3 in 2012 same deutz fahr sold a majority of its holding in deutz ag to volvo selling more than 22 million shares . this puts volvo s ownership at just over 25 % and makes them the largest share holder . same deutz fahr retained 8.4 % equity in the company . 4 notes edit a b http annualreport2013.deutz.com fileadmin 13 gb pdf en deutz ag ar2013 english.pdf a b georgano g.n. cars early and vintage 1886 1930 . london grange universal 1985 http www.promotion mwm energy.de index.php en press room.html http www.deutz.com press press container volvo increases stake in deutz to 25 plus 1 share.en.html external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to deutz ag . official website deutz logo in the mirror of time overhauling of a deutz bf4m1013ec engine v t e sdax companies of germany adler real estate alstria office reit amadeus fire baywa bertrandt biotest borussia dortmund braas monier building group capital stage cewe color comdirect bank deutz ag deutsche beteiligungs ag dic asset ferratum gerry weber international gesco gfk grammer grenkeleasing hamborner reit hhla heidelberger druckmaschinen hornbach holding hornbach baumarkt indus holding koenig & bauer kws saat mlp ag patrizia immobilien prime office puma rational saf holland schaltbau sgl carbon shw sixt sixt leasing stabilus str er media takkt tele columbus tlg immobilien tom tailor vossloh vtg wacker neuson zeal network zooplus authority control worldcat identities viaf 240319593 sudoc 172738644 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title deutz ag & oldid 744064333 categories diesel engine manufacturersmotor vehicle manufacturers of germanyengine manufacturersagricultural machinery manufacturersmanufacturing companies based in colognecompanies listed on the frankfurt stock exchangegerman brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from april 2008all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2008articles with unsourced statements from september 2009commons category with page title same as on wikidatawikipedia articles with viaf identifiers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages e tinadeutsch fran aisitalianokurd nederlandsnorsk bokm lpolskirom n sloven inasvenskat rk e edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 22 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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