Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles صناعة وسائل النقل | |
Type: | Corporation |
Foundation: | 1994 |
Founder: | Karim Ghabbour and Edzard Hans Wilhelm Reuter |
Location City: | Obour City, near Cairo |
Location Country: | Egypt |
Area Served: | Africa, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, Europe, Middle East |
Key People: | Karim Ghabbour |
Industry: | Automotive |
Products: | Buses Trucks |
Num Employees: | 5,000 |
Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) is an Egyptian manufacturer for buses and trucks. The manufacturing plant is located in Salheya, with the head office in Obour City, near Cairo. 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.
The company was founded in 1994 after a purchase of two factory facilities from the Ghabbour Group by Daimler AG.[1] The production capacity in Egypt is 6,000 buses and 1,200 trucks a year.[2]