MAN Truck & Bus announced on 3 November 2026 that it will invest €110 million in the Niepołomice plant near Kraków, a move described by local officials as the first stage of a broader investment package tied to a July memorandum of understanding worth around €1.2 billion.
Details of the investment
The Kraków Technology Park decision published 3 November 2026 says the €110 million covers eligible expenditure for chassis assembly based on the TRATON Modular System (TMS) and will fund modern machinery, integrated production systems and automation as the plant is reconfigured. The package includes potential corporate income tax relief of up to €33 million under the Polish Investment Zone programme, subject to conditions.
MAN’s Niepołomice site will use the funding to standardise production and prepare for the next generation of TMS-based trucks; later stages of the wider plan envisage body-in-white production, a paint shop and expanded cab trim and assembly, turning the site into a fully integrated truck plant by 2030. MAN and Polish authorities originally set out the wider plans in a July MoU.
The plant currently operates three shifts, employs around 3,700 people and — after previous expansions — has a theoretical maximum capacity of more than 300 vehicles per day, figures cited by Kraków Technology Park and MAN’s communications. MAN said the new investment is included in the larger commitment announced in July and does not depend on the earlier state‑aid decision the European Commission published on 5 October 2026.
What this means for the market
For Central and Eastern Europe, the Niepołomice investment signals continued commitment from large OEM groups to keep and deepen production capacity in the region — even as EU state‑aid scrutiny intensifies. The €110 million tranche focuses on digitalisation and automation (TMS rollout), which can lift local supplier demand for higher‑precision components and robotics integration while also pushing workforce re‑skilling locally.
Analysts and local industry bodies point out this kind of project tends to ripple through the regional supply chain: new body‑in‑white and paint‑shop stages attract sheet‑metal, paint‑chemicals and stamping suppliers, and increased in‑house content can change procurement patterns for component makers across Poland and neighbouring CEE markets. Puls Biznesu noted the move comes amid wider investment dialogue between MAN (TRATON) and Polish authorities.
Operationally, the shift to a more integrated Niepołomice plant prepares MAN to produce the next generation of heavier trucks for European and export markets from a CEE base — a material development for regional employment and industrial volumes if the subsequent phases proceed as planned.
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Sources: Kraków Technology Park, MAN Truck & Bus
