Incorporation of MTU Friedrichshafen in Deutsche Aero-space AG (DASA), a company of the Daimler-Benz Group. 1994: Cooperation of MTU Friedrichshafen with Detroit Diesel Corporation 1995: MTU Friedrichshafen and MTU München go their separate ways; MTU Friedrichshafen becomes a direct subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG. 2001: MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH is renamed MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH. 2005: In late 2005, the DaimlerChrysler Off-Highway business unit, including MTU Friedrichshafen and the Off-Highway division of Detroit Diesel Corporation, is sold to the Swedish financial investor EQT Partners. 2006: The business is transferred into the new holding company Tognum, with MTU Friedrichshafen as its core company. 2009: MTU Friedrichshafen celebrates its centenary. In the same year introduction of the new Series 1600, rounding off the performance range at the lower end of the product portfolio. 2011: Rolls-Royce Holdings and Daimler AG announced they were buying Tognum 2014: Tognum was renamed Rolls-Royce Power Systems 2014: From 26 August Rolls-Royce Power Systems became a 100 per cent subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings Diesel engines Gallery See also Bergen Marine Daimler AG Detroit Diesel List of WWII Maybach engines Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH Rolls-Royce Holdings Rolls-Royce Power Systems Wilhelm Maybach References External links History of the company MTU spare parts Maybach tank engines MTU Western U.S. Distributor: Pacific Power Group DaimlerChrysler Rolls-Royce Gas engine manufacturers Defence companies of Germany Diesel engine manufacturers Companies based in Friedrichshafen Marine engine manufacturers Manufacturing companies established in 1909 1909 establishments in Germany Engine manufacturers of Germany Electrical generation engine manufacturers Locomotive engine manufacturers