New name for MTU Detroit Diesel
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefTognum America, Inc. made its debut Wednesday, June 1, as the new moniker supplanting MTU Detroit Diesel, Inc. Tognum America is the North American subsidiary of Friedrichshafen, Germany-based Tognum AG, responsible for the sales of service of MTU engines and MTU Onsite Energy distributed energy systems.
The company says Tognum America, based in Detroit, also has offices in Houston,Washington, D.C., San Leandro, Calif., St. Rose, La., Miami, and Mankato, Minn.The company also operates two state-of-the-art production facilities: one inMankato, Minn., for diesel and gas-based generator sets, and one in Aiken, S.C.,where it currently machines parts and builds MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines.
Tognum employs more than 750 people in North America and, in 2010, 23% of Tognum AG’s revenue came from North America.
