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GET https://api.motomarks.io/brands/manMAN's brand identity traces back to the 19th century engineering firms Maschinenfabrik Augsburg and Nürnberger Maschinenfabrik, which later merged to form MAN. The distinctive lion motif used in MAN commercial-vehicle branding originates from the Büssing company (founded 1903); after MAN acquired Büssing in 1971 the lion was adopted into MAN's truck logos and has appeared in various stylized forms since. Over time MAN's wordmark has been paired with, or set in a red rectangular field alongside, the lion symbol and a bold sans-serif logotype to emphasize strength and industrial heritage. The brand today retains these historic elements—lion imagery and a strong red wordmark—while using simplified, modern forms consistent with contemporary corporate identity trends.