MWM Moments and Milestones

100 YEARS MWM BRAND

MWM Moments and Milestones

Join us on our journey through 100 years of MWM brand history – from 1922 to 2022. In our virtual timeline which along with the MWM anniversary quiz will be completed with years and achievements, you can revisit the most important milestones of MWM. Apart from the official steps taken to develop the brand and its logo, the timeline will also include various exciting anecdotes about historic moments and technological innovations of MWM. Accompanied by historical photographs and images, the texts of the individual MWM milestones feature fascinating background information on the brand’s history.

Foundation of Motoren-Werke Mannheim A.-G.

On April 22, 1922, the sale of Benz & Cie.’s Stationary Engine Building department was finalized under a spin-off agreement. The new company operated under the name “Motoren-Werke Mannheim A.-G. vorm. Benz, Abt. stationärer Motorenbau”.

Installation of a Large MWM Engine in “Minna Horn”

A large MWM engine was supplied for a freighter.

MWM applies to Imperial Patent Office for trademark registration

In January 1923, Motoren-Werke Mannheim A.-G. applied to the Imperial Patent Office for registration of the trademark showing the now well-known abbreviation “MWM” along with a climbing iron in the background.

Ein „MWM Motorpferd“ zieht eine 250 Zentner schwereLokomotive durch die Innenstadt in Mannheim

MWM motorhorse revolutionizes transportation

With its two-cylinder four-stroke prechamber diesel engine, the MWM motorhorse was the first product to demonstrate the performance and possibilities of the diesel engine in Germany. A total of 558 MWM motorhorses were produced and delivered from 1924 to 1931.

MWM Benz RH 40 diesel engines made in the USA

In 1925, the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company in Franklin, Pennsylvania, acquired the license to build MWM Benz RH 40 diesel engines. An instruction manual with spare parts list prepared by CP in 1927 shows the enormous effort made for this product.

Renaming to “Carl-Benz-Strasse”

In honor of Carl Benz, two streets in Mannheim were renamed to “Carl-Benz-Strasse” (Carl-Benz-Street) in 1925.

MWM diesel engines for Count von Luckner’s sailing ships

In 1926 and 1930, corvette captain Count Felix von Luckner, known as the “Sea Devil”, sent the company telegrams praising the MWM propulsion engines of his sailing ships “Vaterland” and “Mopelia”.

Knorr-Bremse Buys MWM Share Package

In 1926, MWM became a subsidiary of Munich-based „Süddeutsche Bremsen AG“ (SB). From that year until 1985, diesel engines were jointly designed and built.

Launch of MWM RS Diesel Engine Series

After the RH diesel engine series, MWM introduced the fast-running RS variant in 1928.

First MWM Advertising Brochure for Gas Engines of the RH Type

The MWM gas engines of the RH type were manufactured and modified on the basis of the design of the MWM diesel engines. The first MWM advertising brochure for RH gas engines was published in 1930.