Adampolis has invested 5.2 million euro into a new auto centre. The company currently has MAN service facilities and parts stores in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda and Marijampolė, and stores in Šiauliai, Panevėžys and Utena.
The new auto centre will be much more spacious and modern than the current Adampolis auto centre in Vilnius. The new auto centre is located in Kuprioniškės, at Terminalo g. 3, next to the busy Minsk highway.
Ričardas Tverijonas, head of the Adampolis service network, emphasises that the new auto centre is located in a particularly convenient place for customers, near the rebuilt crossroads of Liepkalnio g. and the Minsk highway, and is easily accessible from the ring roads of the city of Vilnius. It is important that due to the spacious parking area of the auto centre, vehicles can arrive fully loaded with trailers, without having to worry about where to uncouple and leave a trailer or semi-trailer while the truck is being repaired or routine maintenance is being performed.
Service – according to global experience
“The most modern service facility has been designed according to German MAN standards, taking into account many years of experience in various countries and time-tested practices. Its main goal, which is the most important for our customers, is high-quality, efficient and as rapid vehicle service as possible. Time is of great value to our customers, there is never enough time, so we are trying to save it,” says CEO Tverijonas.
He says that the efficiency of the service work and the saving of customers’ time are guaranteed not only by the state-of-the-art service equipment, but also by digitalised work organisation processes. For example, a truck or bus delivered to the service facility is evaluated at the reception, or everything is arranged with the customer before the vehicle arrives, and repairs or maintenance are planned. These tasks are automatically communicated to the service and warehouse staff, i.e. in principle, it is fully prepared for the work before the work starts. This significantly reduces the time necessary for technical service and, of course, saves customers’ costs. In order to make the service work smoothly and to make it easier to plan, the Vilnius auto centre is equipped with a modern three-storey warehouse for auto parts, with a wide assortment of auto parts and the quantities needed for daily service operations.
The new complex of almost 3,700 m² will also house a part of the administration of Adampolis, as well as a parts shop, and units for the sale of new and used vehicles. The service facility occupies more than 2,900 m². It has two specialised wings: a 6-bay wing will service MAN buses and minibuses, as well as 14 bays for trucks, tractor units, trailers and semi-trailers. The new service facility will also include a vehicle wash and a vehicle exposition space.
Special attention has been paid to the comfort and rest of arriving customers. For those who come to the auto centre and prefer to wait for the vehicle to be returned after the work is done, there is a comfortable waiting room with MAN merchandise and accessory stands, a computer games area is planned, and for those whose service will take longer or have arrived after a long trip, it is possible to use customer-only showers. New and used MAN trucks and buses will be exhibited here. It is planned that 30-40 vehicles can be displayed at the same time.
New MAN Truck Generation
The opening of the new service facility in the capital will be accompanied by an exceptional premiere. For the first time in the last 20 years, MAN Truck & Bus is introducing a radically updated generation of trucks, designed in response to changing requirements for the transport sector and using state-of-the-art systems: driver assistance, monitoring of the vehicle’s surroundings, digital services connectivity, etc.
Simply My Truck is not only a motto for the next generation of MAN trucks, but an important foundation for improvement: to figure out what the ideal workplace and living space in the truck should be, MAN engineers have provided various prototypes to more than 700 drivers. The new series was developed on the basis of the preferences and wishes of transport companies and their employees. In addition, MAN invited 300 customers from Germany and 16 other countries to Munich to find out in workshops together with them the most important requirements for a new truck. Based on survey data from more than 50,000 customers, new services and products have been developed to help customers optimise the use of any MAN truck in 4 series: TGX, TGS, TGM or TGL.
From one of the leading suppliers of commercial vehicles and transport solutions in Europe, the new generation of truck innovations reduces fuel consumption by 8 % and further reduces CO2 emissions. The new generation of MAN trucks not only builds on past achievements, but also stands out for a higher level of comfort, safety, efficiency, reliability, service, connectivity and digitalisation. In the development of the new generation of trucks, MAN focused on 4 main points: the driver’s workplace, the efficiency and reliability of the truck, and the firm and competent partnership offered to customers.
Among many innovations, roadside safety will be enhanced by the driver assistance system Turn Assistant, Lane Change Assist, which is particularly useful in the city as it warns the driver of cars in other lanes, and Traffic Jam Assistant, for driving in traffic jams.
More cost-effective driving is guaranteed by the Euro 6d emission standard engine, the new transmission design, the aerodynamic properties of the body, GPS-controlled cruise control and other software components, as well as additional targeted and practical training and coaching using digital applications to enable drivers to master the most efficient driving techniques. For example, the MAN Perform app analyses important truck data: average fuel consumption, speed range, use of the cruise control, use of the service brake, etc. The analysis of such data evaluates the driver, who can then be selected for appropriate courses and training to help him improve fuel-efficient driving skills. One such tool is the MAN Connected CoDriver Training course, which is an ideal opportunity for a truck driver to learn by simply sitting at the steering wheel. At an agreed time, a MAN ProfiDrive instructor calls the driver in the truck’s cabin and, based on MAN Perform data, provides clear and concrete advice through a hands-free system.
A fully improved electronic maintenance management system reduces operating costs and maximises the operational availability of new MAN TG vehicles. Various digital device functions and services facilitate fleet management and the work of drivers.
Based on improved fuel consumption and wear parameters for the next generation of engines, longer service intervals are foreseen, resulting in lower costs and less downtime. For example, in engines D38 and D26, it is necessary to change the oil at a travelled distance of up to 140,000 km or at least every 18 months. Engine D38 particulate filters need to be changed at a travelled distance of up to 800,000 km, and for engine D26, up to 900,000 km.
