| >> Does WABCO have sales offices or joint ventures? |
| Yes. We have sales offices in most countries and joint venture partnerships in China, India, South Africa and the US. |
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| >> Does WABCO sponsor truck racing teams and if so, which ones and why? |
| WABCO sponsors the Austria-based truck race team of Egon Allgäuer, runner-up in the 2004 European Championship. Egon Allgäuer regards reliable braking control technology as one of the critical factors for his success on the racetrack. We provide the race team with standard brake products and technical know-how. We do not provide stability control products as race trucks are modified and have a higher center of gravity and balance than standard truck cabins. Click here for more details. |
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| >> How are you related to SAB WABCO? |
| We have a shared history, having originally descended from the Westinghouse Air Brake Company originally founded by George Westinghouse in 1869. That company developed two main areas of braking expertise. WABCO is the commercial vehicle (truck, trailer, bus) brake technology business, now owned by American Standard. The railroad vehicle brake technology business is SAB WABCO and is now an independent and unrelated company.
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| >> How do you test your products? |
| The majority of WABCO systems are today contain advanced software. Each must be specially configured for every new vehicle range. Continuous trials in every single phase of the product development – from the first prototype to the start of production – are indispensable in order to verify scientific data. Since the 1970s a key element of WABCO's development work has taken place on test tracks. Fifteen years ago WABCO moved from tests at rented facilities to investing in its privately owned test tracks. Today WABCO is the only commercial vehicle supplier to privately operate three test tracks. They are Jeversen near Hanover (Germany), in Finnish at the Arctic Circle and in southeast India near Chennai.
Click here for more details. |
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| >> How many people work for WABCO? |
| WABCO today employs more than 7,700 people worldwide.
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| >> If "Safety Drives Us" is a WABCO theme, why do you sponsor race vehicles that are often involved in dangerous manoeuvres? |
| We believe the safety benefits and reliability of our products can play an important role in sport that is popular in our industry, while at the same time keeping the WABCO name visible to owners, drivers and fleet managers who are an important customer group for us. |
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| >> What are your recent product highlights and innovations? |
Some of our recent product and innovation highlights for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket include (click here to see WABCO's product highlights video ):
- next generation technology breakthroughs in Air Disc Brakes
- compact ABS for trailers (VCSII)
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
- Air System Protector, an innovative air dryer cartridge with an integrated coalescing filter
- IVTM tire pressure monitoring for the aftermarket
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| >> What does the name WABCO stand for? |
| WABCO stands for Westinghouse Air Brake Company, founded in 1869 by George Westinghouse, who invented the air brakes mechanism now used by trains and commercial vehicles (trucks, trailers and buses).
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| >> What does WABCO do? |
| WABCO is the world's leading producer of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission control systems for heavy duty commercial vehicles, trucks, trailers, buses, SUVs and luxury cars.
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| >> What is special about your test tracks? |
| Every test track is specifically designed for commercial vehicles testing. And they allow us to truly test for the world market – on all imaginable roadbeds, in all weather conditions, from extreme and dry coldness to extreme heat and high humidity.
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| >> When was WABCO founded? |
| WABCO was founded in the US 136 years ago as Westinghouse Air Brake Company and was acquired by American Standard in 1968. |
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| >> Where is WABCO located? |
| Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the business operates 34 office and production facilities worldwide. |
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| >> Who are your main customers? |
| Customers include the world's leading commercial truck, trailer, bus and passenger car manufacturers. |
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