Deutz AG

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.deutz.com

■Address

Ottostrasse 1, 51149 Cologne-Porz (Eil), Germany

Business Overview

-The Company is a leading manufacturer of drive systems for a variety of applications and markets, including the commercial vehicles market.

-The Company’s product portfolio currently extends from diesel and gas engines to hybrid, all-electric, and hydrogen drives.

-As of January 1, 2025, the Company operates through two segments: Engines & Services and Solutions.

The Engines & Services segment (formerly the Classic segment) consists of all activities related to the development, production, distribution, and servicing of diesel and gas engines, including the nascent defense business.
The Solutions segment comprises all activities related to alternative drive solutions and businesses beyond engine production and servicing. This includes hydrogen engines, all-electric and hybrid-electric drives, and mobile rapid charging stations. The segment consists of two divisions: New Technology (formerly the Green segment) and Energy.

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, 2024)

Ownership	% voting rights
Institutional investors	52.3
Individual investors	34.7
Unidentified	13.0
Total	100.0

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Products

E-DEUTZ Hybrid/EV Drive Systems

High voltage battery 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

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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.
Mar. 2023	Daimler Truck AG holds 4.19% of the Company share.
Feb. 2024	Opened the first hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) filling station at the Company's factory in Cologne-Porz.
Jan. 2025	The acquisition of 50% share in HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KG, a supplier of exhaust aftertreatment systems, was agreed in December 2024, was completed in January 2025.