Following its success in 2006 and 2007, Knorr-Bremse has again come out on top in the "Brakes" category of the
Following its success in 2006 and 2007, Knorr-Bremse has again come out on top in the “Brakes” category of the “Best Brands 2008” in the commercial vehicle sector.
The selection was once again carried out in conjunction with the vote for the “Best Commercial Vehicles” organized by publishing house ETM and technical services specialist DEKRA after a vote among 8,500 readers of trans aktuell, FERNFAHRER and lastauto omnibus.
Hans-Peter Moser, Member of the Management Board of Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, accepted the award on behalf of the company at a ceremony held on june 24th 2008 in Stuttgart and attended by representatives of the commercial vehicle industry.
“We are extremely proud to be receiving this award and are grateful to readers for the confidence they have expressed in us,” said Moser. “Our mission is to continue manufacturing high quality, innovative products in response to the challenges of the market.”
The Knorr-Bremse Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. For more than 100 years now the company has pioneered the development, production and marketing of state-of-the-art braking systems.
Other lines of business include automatic door systems, rail vehicle air conditioning systems and torsional vibration dampers for internal combustion engines. In 2007 the Group posted sales of EUR 3.25 billion and employed a workforce of 14,000.