• Russian firm honors WABCO as supplier

    WABCO Holdings Inc. announced that WABCO was named Best Supplier 2007 by KAMAZ, the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the Russian Federation.
    Oct. 1, 2008

    WABCO Holdings Inc. announced that WABCO was named “Best Supplier 2007” by KAMAZ, the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the Russian Federation. The only non-Russian supplier to be awarded, WABCO provided consistently outstanding levels of quality in its products, deliveries, and services while production volumes at KAMAZ increased by more than 20 percent.

    First supplying KAMAZ in 1992, WABCO currently provides anti-lock braking systems, electronically controlled air suspensions, as well as components for brake and gear box control. The KAMAZ “Best Supplier 2007” award was presented to Dmitri Medvedev, WABCO original equipment sales leader for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). One of every two trucks produced in Russia and the CIS is made by KAMAZ.

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