Annual Report 2010 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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Asia
Successes in China
Knorr-Bremse has been represented in China by its companies in Dalian and Shanghai for several
years. In order to expand its activities in China, a start was made in 2010 with the development of an
assembly line for disc brakes in Dalian, which should be completed in 2011. In August a contract was
signed with commercial vehicle supplier CAFF to form a joint venture that will take up operations in
2011 (see pages 80/81).
During 2010 Knorr-Bremse received growing numbers of orders for compressors from China National
Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) and the engine manufacturer Weichai. FOTON, one of the leading
Chinese truck manufacturers also decided to bring in Knorr-Bremse to provide equipment for a number
of important products. The new orders have considerably strengthened the position of Knorr-
Bremse in the Chinese truck market. The company is also to supply the majority of the torsional vibration
dampers for CNHTC trucks as well as WP7 and WP12 engines from Weichai.
eration or overtaking. This means the engine does not need to generate extra power to drive the compressor,
and fuel is saved. But even during normal driving the compressor can be disengaged when the
braking system already has sufficient air – so the engine does not have to drive the compressor in neutral.