New design visually captures the transformation of recent years
Branding reflects openness, progress, and innovation
Design retains key elements, including the iconic Ulm Minster
Cologne, May 6, 2026 – DEUTZ today unveiled a new brand identity that reflects the company’s profound transformation. DEUTZ, a provider of innovative and sustainable mobility and energy solutions, is using the rebrand to underline its evolution in recent years.
The ‘Next DEUTZ’ corporate strategy positions DEUTZ more broadly and strengthens the company’s resilience. Building on that foundation, and the introduction of a new organizational structure with five business units, DEUTZ is now taking the next logical step: a brand identity that visually captures its transformation.
“Our new brand combines familiar and new elements”, says DEUTZ CEO Dr. Sebastian Schulte. “Tradition, reliability, and pride in our heritage remain central, for example in the corporate red and the outline of Ulm Minster. At the same time, the new identity embodies openness, progress, and innovation. The open D in the new logo symbolizes collaboration and transparency, while the color yellow represents courage and optimism for the future.”
A key feature of the rebranding is the clear, consistent positioning of the five business units: Defense, Energy, Engines, NewTech, and Service. They will each have their own sub-brand in the market, thus consolidating their own profile beneath the strong DEUTZ umbrella brand.
The new identity highlights tradition and transformation, both internally and externally. It was developed through a collaborative, company-wide process involving more than 1,300 employees. Ideas and input from across the organization helped to shape the design through workshops, discussions, and structured feedback. The result is a brand that was created from within as an authentic identity for the company’s next chapter.
DEUTZ will gradually roll out the new brand over the coming months. The process was supported by the agency Strichpunkt Design, which was also responsible for delivering the final design.
The elements of the transformation are brought together under https://next.deutz.com.
