The MWM can look back at a tradition lasting over 140 years which has always been accompanied by innovations. In 1871 the car inventor Carl Benz set the basis with the foundation of his "Mechanical Workshop" in Mannheim.

Fifty one years later, in 1922, the company split up. The Motoren-Werke Mannheim AG, formerly Benz, "Stationary Engine Construction” evolved. In 1985 Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG took over MWM. Then in 2005 Deutz AG spun off a division known as DEUTZ Power Systems and then sold it to the investment firm of 3i in the fall of 2007.

MWM's historical milestones:

1871: Car inventor Carl Benz set the basis with the foundation of his "Mechanical Workshop„ in Mannheim.

1922: The company split up. The Motoren-Werke Mannheim AG, formerly Benz, "Stationary Engine Construction” evolved.

1985: Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG took over MWM.

2005: Deutz AG spun off a division known as DEUTZ Power Systems.

2007: Deutz sold it to the investment firm of 3i in the fall of 2007.

2008: Re-Branding to MWM.