MHS Truck and Bus and Roman join forces for Romanian Army truck bid


MHS Truck & Bus, the sole importer and service partner for Military and Military Vehicles Rheinmetall MAN in Romania, has signed a joint venture partnership with a local truck factory, Roman, to produce multipurpose platforms in Romania, according to the needs of the Romanian Armed Forces.


MHS Truck Bus and Roman join forces for Romanian Army truck bid 001
A RMMV HX 8x8 military truck showcased during BSDA 2018 defense exhibition in Romania
(Credit: Army Recognition)


In order to integrate the Romanian industry in the Romanian Army's equipment program with militarized vehicles, MHS Truck & Bus will collaborate with several local suppliers in addition to Roman.

"We want to produce, in Brasov, a Romanian truck with German standards. Moreover, our strategy is that, as the program will reach maturity, more and more components of automotive platforms will be produced in Romania. The objective of the program is to produce 100% of the need for militarized vehicles exclusively in our country," said Claudia Iordache, Managing Director of MHS Truck & Bus.

The German-Romanian partnership for the production of military trucks, tractors, trailers and semi-trailers necessary for the endowment of the Romanian Army will significantly contribute to the relaunch of the production of military and civil transport platforms in Romania.

The joint venture will also create over 1000 jobs in Romanian companies, as well as high qualification for the human resource involved in the army's equipment program.

Technological and knowledge transfer to local companies for the production of cargo platforms and the creation of subassemblies in Romania will stimulate the development of the defense industry and the maintenance component in the medium and long term.

MHS Truck & Bus and Roman SA intend to submit an offer for the tender announced by the Romanian Ministry of National Defense for the purchase of approximately 3,300 trucks and trailers, the HX 8x8 range of military trucks and the TG 6x6 militarized commercial trucks.

The MHS-Romanian Partnership responds to Romania's national security need in the development of Romanian military production capabilities, thus continuing the tradition of collaboration between the Romanian Armed Forces and the MAN. 47 years ago, the production line from "The Red Flag", later Roman Braşov SA, started with a diesel model based on a MAN license. Thanks to this collaboration, trucks from Brasov have been exported to countries around the globe.