Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) is an Egyptian manufacturer for

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es and

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s. The

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is located in Salheya, the Head Office in Obour City, near

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo met ...

. The manufacturer owns the trademark rights of the brands ''ECHOLINE'', ''eVolution'' and ''MCV''. Some models are assembled under the dual brand name ''Mercedes-Benz MCV''.

History

The company was founded in 1994 after a purchase of two factory facilities from the Ghabbour Group by

Daimler AG The Mercedes-Benz Group Aktiengesellschaft, AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German Multinational corporation, multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ...

. The

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in Egypt is 6,000 buses and 1,200 trucks a year.

Worldwide locations

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: Since 1995 ''MCV Cuba'' is the official importer for vehicles of the

. It is the only authorized dealer of

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vehicles. *

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: Since 2000 as importer''A propos de MCV''
MCV Algérie. Retrieved 18 Oktober 2015. *

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(2002): Abu Dhabi *

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(2002 after the purchase of

Marshall Bus Marshall Bus was an English builder of bus and coach bodies based in Cambridge. It was owned by the Marshall Group until sold in a management buyout in 2001. History Marshall Bus was established in the 1940s by David Marshall. In 1958 it b ...

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( MCV Bus & Coach) *

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( Parow). 2007: Acquiring of the bus factory De Haan's Bus & Coach; annual production capacity: 150 buses. *

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: In 2010 a joint venture with ''UzAvtosanoat'' was configured. The project is postponed.

Model overview

Commercial vehicles (passenger car classified)

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dodg ...

(Generation T1N Mk. II)

Buses

* ECHOLINE E10 / 20 (also known as ''Ecoline-DAFC'' and ''

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'' in the

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) * ECHOLINE E30 (also known as ''Ecoline-DAFC'' and ''

'' in the

) * ECHOLINE E40 (also known as ''Ecoline-DAFC'' and ''FOTON'' in the People's Republic of China) * eVolution-MAN C100 / C110 / C120 (from 2004) * eVolution-DENNIS C101 / C111 / C121 (from 2004) *

eVolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...

C123RLE (for

Volvo B7RLE The Volvo B7RLE is a low-entry single-deck bus chassis manufactured by Volvo. It was superseded by the Volvo B8RLE in 2013. Specifications The Volvo B7RLE is similar to its predecessor, the B10BLE. In essence the B7RLE is the front section o ...

) *

C124RLE (for Mercedes-Benz OC500LE) * MCV Evora *

MCV EvoSeti The MCV EvoSeti (stylised as eVoSeti) is a low-floor double-decker bus body built by MCV Bus & Coach as a replacement for the MCV DD103. It was unveiled in May 2015. Description The EvoSeti is built on the Volvo B5TL and Volvo B5LH 2-axle cha ...

MCV Alfa MCV may refer to: Business * Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles, an Egyptian commercial vehicle manufacturer owned by Daimler AG * MCV Broadband, former name of Docomo Pacific, a telecommunications company in Guam * MCV Bus and Coach, a bus body b ...

* MCV Ego (since 2006; Great Britain) * MCV Stirling *

MCV DD103 The MCV DD103 is a low-floor double-decker bus body built by MCV Bus and Coach built on the Volvo B9TL chassis. Most of them are built as open top variants instead of closed top buses. The design is based on the ComfortDelGro Engineering ( ...

(for

Volvo B9TL The Volvo B9TL is a low-floor double-decker bus built by Volvo from 2002 until 2018. It superseded the Volvo Super Olympian and the Volvo B7TL. The 2-axle version has been superseded by the Volvo B5TL in 2014 and the 3-axle version has been ...

) * Mercedes-Benz MCV 200 Safari (since 2010, based on the

Mercedes-Benz Atego The Mercedes-Benz Atego is a range of general-purpose rigid trucks introduced by Daimler Truck in 1998. A new model was introduced in 2004, followed by a facelift in 2010 and another new model in 2013. The latest version is available in gross veh ...

) * Mercedes-Benz MCV 240E (since 2008) * Mercedes-Benz MCV 260C / R / S (since 2000) *

Mercedes-Benz MCV 260T Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquarte ...

Mercedes-Benz MCV 400 Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquarte ...

E / H / R / T * Mercedes-Benz MCV 500 (since 1996) * Mercedes-Benz MCV 600 (since 1996) * Mercedes-Benz MCV C120 / C120 LE *

Mercedes-Benz Tourismo The Mercedes-Benz Tourismo (formerly designated as the Mercedes-Benz O 350) is an integral coach manufactured by Mercedes-Benz since 1994. It was initially introduced as the successor of low-cost variant presented in year 1992 ( O340) to the ...

* Mercedes-Benz Travego (available in three different fronts)

Coaches

* MCV EvoTor

Trucks

Mercedes-Benz Actros The Mercedes-Benz Actros is a heavy-duty truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz at the 1996 Commercial Vehicle IAA in Hanover, Germany as the replacement for the SK. It is normally used for long-distance haulage, heavy duty distribution haulage a ...

(in licence of the Chinese Dongfeng Pika; vehicle parts are manufactured and delivered by Isuzu and Dongfeng Motor) *

917 / 1325 AF / 1528 AF * Mercedes-Benz Axor 1823 / 1923 / 1928 *

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* Mercedes-Benz MB 1728

References

External links

Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles official websiteMercedes-Benz MCV 600 Bus Exterior and Interior in 3D 4K UHDMercedes-Benz MCV 800 Bus Exterior and Interior in 3D
{{Automotive industry in Egypt Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1994 Bus manufacturers of Egypt Egyptian brands Truck manufacturers of Egypt Qalyubiyya Governorate Egyptian companies established in 1994