Deutz AG
Company Profile
Business Overview
-The Company is a leading manufacturer of drive systems for a variety of applications and markets, including the automotive market.
-The Company’s product portfolio currently extends from diesel and gas engines to hybrid, all-electric, and hydrogen drives.
-The Group consists of two segments: Classic and Green.
- The Classic segment consists of all activities related to the development, production, distribution, and servicing of diesel and gas engines.
- The Green segment comprises all activities related to new and alternative drive solutions. This includes hydrogen engines, all-electric and hybrid-electric drives, and mobile rapid charging stations.
Competitors
| Application Segments | Application | Major Competitors |
| Automotive | Trucks Buses Rail Vehicles |
-Cummins -Fiat Powertrain -MAN -Mercedes |
Shareholders
| -The Company's shares are listed on the German SDAX (Small-Cap-DAX) | (As of Dec 31, 2022) |
| Ownership | % voting rights |
| Institutional investors | 48.6 |
| Individual investors | 32.4 |
| Unidentified | 19.0 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Products
E-DEUTZ Hybrid/EV Drive Systems
Automotive engines
-Liquid-cooled diesel engines : 4/6 Cylinders, 161-247kW, 220-331hp
-Liquid-cooled diesel engines : 6/8 Cylinders, 330-440kW, 443-590hp
Engine Components
-Crankshafts
-Camshafts
-Crankcases
-Pipes
-Rocker arms/rocker arm brackets
-Fans
-Con-rods
-Cylinder heads
-Gear wheels
History
| 1864 | Established an engine plant as N.A. Otto& Cie. |
| 1872 | The engine plant was acquired by Gasmotoren-Fabrik Deutz AG. |
| 1945 | Changed its name to Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG (KHD) |
| During 1984 | Acquired remaining 50% interest in Deutz MAG SA, France. |
| Jan. 1984 | Acquired Gautschi Electro-Fours SA, Switzerland. |
| 1985 | Acquired Motoren-Werke Mannheim AG (MWM). |
| Dec. 1987 | Commenced a major restructuring program. It has introduced a new divisional organization comprised of three divisions: the Engine and Turbine division; the Tractors and Agricultural division; and the Industrial Plant division. |
| 1988 | Acquired W. Schmidt-Bretten GmbH, Bretten, a producer of vaporizers and plate-type heat exchangers. |
| 1988 | Sold the agricultural machinery business in Gottmadingen, Diesel Engine SA and Foundry Isselburger Huette. |
| 1989 | Formed Humboldt Prozessautomation GmbH and GSE Gesellschaft fur Schlamm- und Abwasserentsorgung GmbH. Co. also acquired Humboldt Decanter Inc., Gautschi-Penta Inc. and a 70% interest in KHD Humboldt Wedag Espana S.A. |
| 1989 | Sold the tank and truck manufacturing activities of Ad. Struver KG (GmbH & Co.), the casting plant at Deutz Diter S.A., Deutz Argentina S.A. and Deutz-Allis Corporation. |
| 1993 | Acquired Zementanlagen- und Maschinenbau GmbH Dessau, now Humboldt Wedag ZAB GmbH, a cement plant and machinery manufacturer. |
| Apr. 1995 | Sold its Tractors & Agricultural Machinery division to the Same Group, Italy. |
| 1997 | Present name was adopted on January 1, 1997. |
| Feb. 1998 | Formed a joint venture with Weifang Engine Works to manufacture diesel engines in China. |
| July 1998 | Entered into cooperation arrangements with Volvo. The first series-produced engines for use in gensets were already being shipped at the end of 2000; from 2001 onwards the Company will be equipping Volvo construction machinery, and from 2004 onwards trucks as well. |
| 1999 | Consolidated its engine division by the consolidation of MQM into Deutz AG. |
| 2001 | Established a joint venture with the Chinese engine manufacturer Weifang Diesel Engine Works. Together with Weifang, the Company is producing and marketing its high-speed water-cooled 226-series diesel engines for the rapidly expanding Chinese market. |
| Sep. 2002 | License agreement with the Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer NORINCO. |
| Nov. 2002 | License agreement with the China FAW Group |
| Jan. 2004 | Cooperation agreement with the Italian SAME Group |
| Jan. 2005 | New Corporation DEUTZ Power Systems & Co. KG (DPS) was founded with headquarters in Mannheim, Germany. |
| Sep. 2006 | Listed on the MDAX. |
| Dec. 2006 | The Company and FAW Jiefang Automotive Co., Ltd., signed a contract to set up a joint venture to manufacture and sell diesel engines. DEUTZ and FAW will each own a 50% stake in the joint venture, which will operate under the name of DEUTZ (Dalian) Engine Co., Ltd. (DEUTZ Dalian). |
| Jun. 2007 | Technical Center opened at the Porz in Koln. |
| Dec. 2009 | The Company, Bosch and Eberspaecher signed an agreement to set up a joint venture in the area of diesel exhaust control technology. |
| Sep. 2012 | AB Volvo increased its shareholding in Deutz to just over 25%. Volvo now has a shareholding of 25% plus one share, making it the largest Deutz shareholder. |
| Jun. 2015 | The Company lays foundation stone for new shaft centre at head-office site in Germany. |
| Oct. 2015 | The Company and AB Volvo decide to wind up joint venture in China. |
| Oct. 2019 | Purchased Futavis GmbH, a development service provider of battery management hardware and software. |
| Oct. 2020 | Announced that it has officially put a new assembly line into operation at the Cologne site. |