Neoman Bus GmbH, also known as Neoman Bus Group, was a bus,
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trol ...
and
coach
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Guidance/instruction
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* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Coac ...
manufacturer in
Germany
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, created when
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG acquired
Neoplan Bus GmbH in 2001.
While the parent company also makes trucks and other vehicles, Neoman was focused on bus and coach production. Electric trolleybuses built by Neoman, at its
Pilsting
Pilsting is a municipality in the district of Dingolfing-Landau in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Rus ...
factory, were sold under the Neoplan brand name.
Parent company MAN Nutzfahrzeuge later referred to Neoman as its Bus Division. On 1 February 2008, the Neoman name ceased to exist, its operations being fully taken over by the parent company,
with operations continuing under the Neoplan and
MAN
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brands.
The former Neoplan factory in Pilsting was taken over by
Viseon Bus GmbH in April 2009.
See also
*
MANAŞ
MAN SE (abbreviation of ''Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg'', ) was a manufacturing and engineering company based in Munich, Germany. Its primary output was commercial vehicles and diesel engines through its MAN Truck & Bus and MAN Latin Ame ...
Ankara, Turkey
*
Büssing
Büssing AG was a German bus and truck manufacturer, established in 1903 by Heinrich Büssing (1843–1929) in Braunschweig. It quickly evolved to one of the largest European producers, whose utility vehicles with the Brunswick Lion emblem were w ...
References
External links
Internet archive of Neoman website
MAN SE
Bus manufacturers of Germany
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