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Brazil: An agreement has been signed between US locomotive manufacturer Wabtec and local mining company Vale.
Kazakhstan: ROLLINGSTOCK analysts offer a swift review covering different industry segments — freight and passenger transport, production of freight and passenger wagons, as well as locomotive manufacturing
This announcement follows a visit by a delegation from Kazakhstan’s national operator, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, to the Wabtec diesel engine manufacturing plant in Grove City, the USA.
USA: The American manufacturer introduced a new technology, the EVO Advantage, for the overhaul of Evolution series locomotive engines that comply with Tier 3 and Tier 4 emission standards.
USA, Austria: Wabtec has announced the acquisition of Austria-based Frauscher Sensor Technology Group from France’s Delachaux Group for €675 mln.
USA: The US Delaware District Court has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against Wabtec, filed by Progress Rail in 2023.
Namibia: It was the Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, who announced the cancellation of the direct purchase from the US rolling stock manufacturer.
South Africa: The country’s Supreme Court has invalidated the contract between Transnet and Wabtec for 233 diesel locomotives. Similar judgments are expected in relation to other contracts with CRRC and Alstom for the supply of a total of 831 locomotives.
USA: Tariffs on imports adopted by the second Trump administration will affect all economic domains, including rolling stock. Though, further development of this domain in the USA today depends above all on the preservation of the extensive government support.