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  • noun A manufacturer of trucks

Etymologies

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truck +‎ maker

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Examples

  • Shares in German truckmaker Man AG rose 4.1% after the company predicted it would record €15 billion in sales on an 10.7% operating margin for the year.

    European Shares Rise Ahead of Fed's Decision 2007

  • Yet shares in Swedish truckmaker Scania eked out the most modest of gains on Thursday, after Hakan Samuelsson, CEO of its German rival MAN, said his company would look into making its 10.3 billion euro $13.2 billion cash-and-stock bid more appealing.

    Little Respect For MAN Offer 2006

  • Yet shares in Swedish truckmaker Scania actually slipped on Thursday, after Hakan Samuelsson, CEO of its German rival MAN, said his company would look into making its 10.3 billion euro $13.2 billion cash-and-stock bid more appealing.

    Feeble Remarks Fail To Aid MAN's Bid 2006

  • Others cited Pischetsrieder's role in upping VW's stake in German truckmaker MAN, which is itself looking to acquire Scania, its Swedish rival.

    Report: Incoming CEO Has Big Plans For VW 2006

  • FRANKFURT/HAMBURG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Shares in German truckmaker

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2009

  • Investor, which is controlled by the influential Wallenberg family, had also been one of the main shareholders in Swedish truckmaker

    The Local - Sweden's news in English 2008

  • The French carmaker announced the sale of a large chunk of its 21.7 percent stake in Swedish truckmaker Volvo AB (

    Europe Factors--Shares set to dip; BoE, ECB eyed | Reuters 2010

  • Investors feared VW could dump all 135 million non-voting shares on the market to fund both transactions as well as future plans that will likely include raising its 30 percent stake in German truckmaker MAN (

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • The German side consisted of a company owned by German truckmaker MAN SE, called Ferrostaal, and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, now owned by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG.

    The Submarine Deals That Helped Sink Greece 2010

  • Mr. Ma also emphasized overseas partnerships, linking up with an Austrian truckmaker to strengthen its technology and pairing up with Volvo in 2004 to form a Chinese joint-venture to assemble trucks.

    MAN Deal Gives China's Sinotruk a Global Push 2009

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