BRUSSELS, Belgium / BIRMINGHAM, UK – December 16, 2008 – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), a global technology leader and tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, today announced that the Automotive Distribution Federation (ADF) in the United Kingdom has named WABCO as Commercial Vehicle Supplier of the Year 2008, marking the third consecutive year that WABCO has earned this award from ADF, the UK trade association representing over 80 percent of parts distributors in the independent automotive aftermarket as well as parts manufacturers and importers.
“This award recognizes professionalism, product quality and expertise for customer service and technical support across the UK independent automotive aftermarket, and we congratulate WABCO on their success as ADF Commercial Vehicle Supplier of the Year,” said Brian Spratt, Chief Executive, Automotive Distribution Federation. “WABCO has now won this award for three successive years, demonstrating the consistency of their performance and showing their leadership in the aftermarket.”
“WABCO is proud to be awarded for 2008 by the UK’s largest aftermarket trade association, and we take further pride in winning this top distinction three years in a row,” said Nick Rens, WABCO Vice President, Aftermarket and Trailer Systems. “WABCO’s aftermarket performance in the UK further strengthens our global service network covering 450 WABCO Service Centers and over 500 WABCO Service Points around the world.”
“We are passionate about product and service quality, and yet again the ADF award confirms WABCO’s ability to achieve outstanding customer satisfaction on a continual basis,” said Chris Chapman, WABCO Aftermarket Manager, United Kingdom. “Winning the ADF award proves that customers value our range of aftermarket support tools, services and training programs, and they highly rate our support for systems, components and parts throughout a vehicle’s lifecycle.”
About WABCO
WABCO Vehicle Control Systems is one of the world's leading providers of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy duty commercial vehicles. Customers include the world’s leading commercial truck, trailer, and bus manufacturers. Founded in the U.S. in 1869 as Westinghouse Air Brake Company, WABCO was acquired by American Standard in 1968 and spun off in 2007. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, WABCO employs more than 7,700 people in 31 countries worldwide. In 2007, WABCO’s total sales were $2.4 billion. WABCO is a publicly traded company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the stock symbol WBC. Website: www.wabco-auto.com Media contact Tobias Mueller, +49 69 7191 6834, tobias.mueller@klenkhoursch.de
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