Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

54 Report Site-specific projects // Commercial vehicle systems
housing, logistics and customs clearance sectors, the team in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International
Airport, with excellent infrastructure links which ensure that all shipments are dispatched promptly and
reliably.
In India Knorr-Bremse
is combining its
commercial vehicle
engineering and
development services
for products aimed at
the Asian market.
Knorr-Bremse drives forward construction of new plant in Pune
In the long term India promises to be one of the world’s biggest growth markets in the commercial
vehicle sector. The healthy order levels at Knorr-Bremse India over recent years reflect the relatively
steady economic growth enjoyed by the Indian subcontinent. Many indicators point to continuing
high growth rates in the medium and long term. The orders resulting from this growth will, however,
be more than Knorr-Bremse can handle at its existing commercial vehicle plant in Pune in Central India.
To remedy the situation, in November 2011 Knorr-Bremse started work on construction of a new production
plant and development center for commercial vehicle products, just a few hundred meters
from the current site. Construction work will be completed by the end of March 2013.
As production was transferred to the new location, all production processes were systematically enhanced
to maximize value added. This was crucial in ensuring the optimization of existing processes
and enabling the level of vertical production to be increased. With the new building, Knorr-Bremse also
created extensive opportunities for expansion. As a result, in the future, Knorr-Bremse India will be able
to respond very quickly to new market requirements and expand its portfolio to include new product
lines with relative ease.