52 MEMBER NEWS SPECIAL MAN Partners with AVP Engineering for Supply of Military Trucks to Ministry of Defence TGM 18 280 4X4 to be MAN s first CKD military trucks in Malaysia MAN Truck and Bus M Sdn Bhd MTBM has announced it is partnering with AVP Engineering M Sdn Bhd AVP a subsidiary of CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd to supply 22 units of MAN 4X4 light and medium series trucks in military configuration to Malaysia s Ministry of Defence MOD A Memorandum of Understanding MoU was signed by Hartmut Muller Managing Director of MTBM with Tengku Dato Ardy Esfandiari the Managing Director of AVP during the 15th Defence Services Asia exhibition and conference DSA 2016 to mark the collaboration As the backbone of an army s transportation system trucks are not just for hauling of weapons ammunition and supplies but also to ensure faster and safer travel for the army s personnel over rugged terrains I am delighted that AVP working together with MAN are able to contribute in this area to meet the needs of our nation s army remarked Ardy Under the agreement AVP which is a licensed and approved military and infantry vehicles bodybuilder for the MOD will undertake bodybuilding work on the MAN TGM 18 280 4X4 BB trucks based on military specifications The vehicles will be the first completely knocked down CKD assembled MAN military trucks in Malaysia and will be used for transportation of armed forces carriage of goods as well as for other utility transportation and disaster recovery We are proud and excited to collaborate with AVP on this joint project as it brings together two parties with proven expertise and an established reputation in our respective fields to meet the logistics requirements of a modern army This collaboration is also significant for us as it marks the supply of MAN s first CKD assembled military trucks for the MOD said Mueller

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