| 1950s | WABCO US expansion program: acquires Melpar, an electronics research and development company; the earth-moving business of L.G. LeTourneau, creating LeTourneau-Westinghouse; and Le Roi Company, which manufactures high-quality compressors, engines and pneumatic tools for the oil, mining and road industries. |
| 1924 | Due to US antitrust laws, WABCO compelled to form joint venture with Bendix in the US (Bendix-Westinghouse), rather than launch its own line of braking components. In Europe, the WABCO companies are allowed to develop independently. |
| 1955 | WABCO pioneers engineerless train’s concept, the precursor of modern computerized shuttle systems. Melpar develops a radar device that allows airports to instantly identify commercial aircraft from 200 miles away, a precursor to sophisticated air control systems. |
| 1957 | A bust of WABCO founder George Westinghouse is unveiled in the Hall of Fame of Great Americans in New York City. |
| 1959 | Union Switch & Signal tests its system for implementing completely automated trains for subways. |
| 1960s | A decade less profitable than the 1950s for WABCO; however, in Europe WABCO achieves a major presence. Research and new product development is continued. |
| 1966 | WABCO sales rebound to a record total of US$ 309 million. |
| 1967 | WABCO operates 14 US plants in 11 states and Canada, and employs 16,000 people producing 33 product lines sold to approximately 30,000 customers in 155 countries. |
| 1969 | American Standard acquires WABCO. It keeps the $45 million automotive business, as WABCO has become European market leader. In the US, minority interest in Bendix-Westinghouse is sold. |
| 1970s | WABCO executives standardize the technical specifications among WABCO’s European subsidiaries and help to develop common truck and trailer regulations for the European Community. |
| 1972 | WABCO and Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles division sign a co-operation agreement to pioneer the development and supply of an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for trucks. |
| 1976 | Texas Instruments signs co-operation agreement to develop and deliver a 16-bit processor for commercial vehicle micro-computers to WABCO by 1979/80 – the crucial hardware for truck ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System). |
| 1977 | Leeds, UK production facility acquired. WABCO enters into the Sundaram Clayton Limited joint venture in Chennai (Madras), southeast India. |
| 1981 | WABCO launches an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for heavy trucks – building on experience gained from more than a decade of development. This safety revolution builds on the 1970s standardization in Europe. |
| 1985 | Netherlands production facility opens in Meppel. |
| 1986 | World’s first commercial vehicle suspension, the Electronically Controlled Air Suspension (ECAS Truck) introduced |
| 1988 | World’s first commercial vehicle Traction Control System (TCS) introduced. |
| 1988 | WABCO’s first wholly owned test track opened in Rovaniemi, northern Finland. The Arctic Circle test track and the region’s below-zero temperatures create optimum conditions to test innovative braking and driving dynamics control systems. |
| 1990 | WABCO enters into a North American joint venture with Arvin Meritor, creating Rockwell Meritor WABCO, later Meritor WABCO, a leading North American supplier of anti-lock braking systems (ABS) for heavy-duty trucks, tractors, trailers and buses. |
| 1994 |  WABCO opens its second test track , in Jeversen, Germany, close to its major development & production facility in Hanover. The heart of the test track: An oval of 2,000 meters (1.2 miles) with two steep curves suitable for speeds up to 120 kph (75 kmp) and a range of road surfaces – optimal for the development and testing of leading-edge vehicle control systems. |
| 1996 | World’s first heavy truck Electronic Braking System (EBS) introduced. |
| 1996 | Charleston, South Carolina facility joins WABCO as part of a joint venture with Cummins Inc. |
| 1998 | Rockwell WABCO Vehicle Control Systems officially changes its name to Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems. In 1997, Rockwell Automotive became Meritor Automotive, an independent, stand-alone company that supplies components and systems to the trucking industry. |
| 1999 | Meritor WABCO launches next generation Hydraulic ABS for medium duty trucks and buses in the US. The system offers fleets and operators a superior product as they prepare to comply with a federal mandate requiring new hydraulically braked vehicles to be ABS-equipped. |
