Also Secured Orders for CRRC’s Export Locomotives and Tram Projects
In the world’s largest railway and urban transit market—China, Knorr-Bremse is continuing to build momentum during the current period of economic dynamism with order performance, innovative technologies, and customer trust. The company’s more than 30 years of in-depth experience, profound understanding of the market and technology, as well as its localized supply chain and production system, are yielding results in multiple new projects—benefits that are also being extended to its global export business.
Knorr-Bremse Group recently announced that it has reached a supply agreement with CRRC for supplying metro train braking systems in the latest quarter. It will provide a complete braking system solution, including electro – pneumatic brake control systems, for cities such as Guangzhou (336 cars), Fuzhou (192 cars), Wuhan, Shenzhen and Ningbo, involving about 150 metro cars, with a contract value of tens of millions of euros (approx. 50 million euros). The project implementation cycle will extend over several years.
2. Dr. Nicolas Lange, a member of the Executive Board of Knorr-Bremse Group and Global Head of the Rail Vehicle Systems Division, said: “For more than 30 years, Knorr-Bremse has always been a highly reliable partner in China’s railway and urban transit field. The latest achievements have confirmed our precise grasp of the needs of Chinese customers. The new projects in the metro field show that even in challenging times, we can still benefit from the dynamic development of China’s railway and urban transit.”
In addition to the domestic market, China is increasingly becoming an important export base for Knorr – Bremse: recently, Knorr – Bremse has also won export orders, including more than 100 CRRC locomotive braking systems for Kazakhstan, and will also provide braking systems for new trams in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
These systems will be produced in a customized manner at Knorr-Bremse’s Suzhou base and NanKou Park, the latter of which is home to Knorr-Bremse NanKou Air Supply Equipment (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Knorr-Bremse and CRRC.
The formation of China’s export market advantages is attributed to multiple factors. On the one hand, Knorr-Bremse is closely collaborating with Chinese vehicle manufacturers that are accelerating their global expansion; on the other hand, the company has optimized its global layout through the “BOOST” strategic plan – for example, by upgrading its Suzhou and Patalgarh, India bases into large-scale production hubs, to more nimbly and efficiently provide product support for export market customers.
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