Facts & Figures 2008 Knorr-Bremse Group Knorr-Bremse Group Knorr-Bremse AG Corporate Communications Facts & Figures Moosacher Straße 80 80809 Munich Germany Phone: +49 89 3547-0 Fax: +49 89 3547-2767 e-mail: [email protected] You can find further 2008 | english information at: www.knorr-bremse.com Knorr-Bremse Group Facts & Figures 2008 Microelettrica Scientifica (Pty.) Ltd. Knorr-Bremse Ticari Araç Fren Sistemleri Knorr-Bremse CARS LD Vehicle Brake Disc Hasse & Wrede CVS Dalian China Ltd. North America South America Cnr Vraagboot & Vooraadskip Honeydew Ticaret Ltd. Şti. Manufacturing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Automobile Parts Industrial Park, Block No. 48 Laserpark Meclisi Mebusan Cad. No: 59 Xiao Gu Dian Cun, QingYun Dian, Economic & Technological Development Zone Knorr Brake Ltd. Knorr-Bremse Johannesburg Atlantik Han K: 3 Daxing District 116620 Dalian 675 Development Drive Sistemas para Veículos Ferroviários Ltda. 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Ltd. 31-7, 1 Ka, Changchung-Dong USA Oerlikon-Knorr Eisenbahntechnik AG No. 69 Shi Yang Road Building A-3, 38 Dongsheng Road, Choong-Ku, Seoul 100-391 Phone: +1 440 329-9100 14 | People and Careers Mandachstraße 50 Suzhou New District East Region of Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Korea Fax: +1 440 329-9105 8155 Niederhasli 215151 Jiangsu Pudong District Phone: +82 2 22 80-55 55 Hasse & Wrede North America Inc. Switzerland China 201201 Shanghai Fax: +82 2 22 80-55 99 313 Airport Road Phone: +41 44 85231-11 Phone: +86 512 6616-5666 China and 17 | Cooperation in Research and Development North Aurora, IL 60542 Fax: +41 44 85231-31 Fax: +86 512 6616-5817 Phone: +86 21 6891-7500 Phone: +82 2 22 73-1182 USA Fax: +86 21 6891-7510 Fax: +82 2 22 73-1184 Knorr-Bremse Knorr-Bremse Systems for Rail Vehicles Phone: +1 630 801-0620 18 | Contact Addresses Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Beijing Office Knorr-Bremse Braking Systems for Fax: +1 630 801-0306 Office Switzerland Suite 1901, 19/F Canway Building Commercial Vehicles (Dalian) Co. Ltd. Zürichstrasse 46 No. 66 Nan Li Shi Lu, Automobil Parts Industrial Park, Block No. 48 8303 Bassersdorf Xi Cheng District Economic & Technological Development Zone, Switzerland 100045 Beijing 116620 Dalian Phone: +41 44 888 77-55 China China Fax: +41 44 888 77-50 Phone: +86 10 6802 9088 Phone: +86 411 8754-5957 Fax: +86 10 6802 9087 Fax: +86 411 8754-5954 2 1 9 2 0 Facts & Figures 2008 CORPORATE PROFILE As the world‘s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, Knorr-Bremse’s mission is to make modern mobility safe and controllable. Other lines of business include au- tomated door systems and air conditioning systems for rail vehicles and torsional vibration dampers for internal combustion engines. The Knorr-Bremse Group is divided into two divisions: Rail Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems. Knorr-Bremse Group HISTORY 1905 1985 – 1993 Georg Knorr founds Knorr-Bremse GmbH in The AAR DB-60 valve opens the door to the US Berlin. rail vehicle market for Knorr-Bremse. Radical restructuring and globalization of its activities 1918 – 1926 makes Knorr-Bremse one of the world’s leading Knorr-Bremse sets new technological standards companies in the field of braking technology. for freight trains with its pneumatic brakes. Knorr-Bremse becomes Europe’s biggest manu- 1996 facturer of brake systems for rail vehicles. Series production of pneumatic disc brakes for commercial vehicles begins. 1922 Development of pneumatic brake system for 1999 commercial vehicles begins. Robert Bosch GmbH merges its activities in the electronic brake control sector with Knorr-Bremse 1931 – 1939 Commercial Vehicle Systems and retains a 20% The Hildebrand-Knorr brake system (HIK brake) share. sweeps the market and becomes the standard system in 17 different countries. By 1939, 90% 2002 of all German trucks from 7 t – 16 t are equipped Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, one of the with Knorr-Bremse brakes. biggest American suppliers of pneumatic brakes and ABS systems for commercial vehicles, is now 1945 fully integrated into the Knorr-Bremse Group. The Knorr-Bremse plant in Berlin is confiscated and dismantled at the end of the 2nd World War. 2005 The Knorr-Bremse Group celebrates its centenary. 1945 – 1953 Development and manufacture of braking 2008 equipment resumes in the western part of The Knorr-Bremse Group posts sales of Germany. Company headquarters move to EUR 3.38 billion in 2008 and employs Munich. a workforce of almost 15,000. 1960 – 1980 Knorr-Bremse plays a leading role in the devel- opment of braking technology for rail and com- mercial vehicles. Knorr-Bremse establishes the new UIC standard with its KE control valve. Facts & Figures 2008 AT A GLANCE Knorr-Bremse Group 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Sales EUR mill. 2,423 2,743 3,121 3,251 3,384 Income before taxation EUR mill. 211 246 294 310 291 Net income EUR mill. 130 154 185 198 192 Employees (as per Dec. 31) 11,143 12,119 13,035 13,943 14,999 Personnel costs EUR mill. 508 538 592 622 686 Balance-sheet total EUR mill. 1,438 1,607 1,646 1,735 1,788 Capital expenditure (without investments in financial assets) EUR mill.