Annual Report 2010 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

2010 at a Glance
Bendix receives a “Top 5 Aftermarket
Products 2010 Award” for the Tire
Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Knorr-Bremse Global Care celebrates its
fifth anniversary
Knorr-Bremse is granted UIC approval
for wheel slide protection systems
January
The 1 millionth Air Processing Unit
is manufactured in Kecskemét
The 2010 Financial Statements
Press Conference takes place at
headquarters in Munich
Knorr-Bremse is honored as
“Best Investor Suzhou 2009”
March
Knorr-Bremse is voted “Best Brand
in Commercial Vehicle Sector” for
the fifth time running
Knorr-Bremse and Berkelium Group set
up the Icer Rail joint venture for production
of organic brake shoes and pads
A new assembly line for torsional
vibration dampers is set up in Russia
Standard & Poor‘s and Moody‘s
raise Knorr-Bremse’s rating to A-
(Outlook stable) and Baa1 (Outlook
positive) respectively
May
February
The Knorr-Bremse Aldersbach plant
celebrates its 30th anniversary
Sydac wins the “Top 20 South
Australian Innovation Award”
Knorr-Bremse India acquires the
remaining shares in the Tata Autocomp.
Systems Ltd. joint venture
April
By supplying the brake
equipment for the Shinkansen E5
Knorr-Bremse accesses the Japanese
high-speed rail market
Knorr-Bremse takes part in the
nationwide “Logistics Day” in Germany
Knorr-Bremse receives Elogistics Award
Dresden University of
Technology receives a brake
test rig from Knorr-Bremse
Knorr-Bremse presents a brake exhibit
to Deutsches Museum in Munich
June
Knorr-Bremse Czech Republic opens a
new Commercial Vehicle Systems plant
A delegation from the City of Qingdao
in China visits Knorr-Bremse in Munich
Short-time working ends at Commercial
Vehicle Systems in Germany