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June 2012
WABCO
to supply ABS for
IVECO
trucks: Pact signed
WABCO Holdings Inc. has en-
tered into a long-term agreement
with IVECO to supply its anti-lock
braking technology for IVECO’s
platforms of light and medium-duty
trucks produced in Brazil from 2013.
IVECO, a global manufacturer of
commercial vehicles, is headquar-
tered in Turin, Italy.
WABCO’s agreement with IVE-
CO is consistent with the Brazilian
Government’s mandate for com-
pulsory anti-lock braking systems
(ABS) on new trucks, buses and
trailers to further increase vehicle
and road safety. A Brazilian leg-
islation stipulates that 40 per cent
of total commercial vehicles pro-
duced in the country in 2013 must
be equipped with ABS and 100 per
cent in 2014.
Presently, a small percentage of
new commercial vehicles registered
in Brazil are equipped with ABS
which prevents locking of a vehi-
cle’s wheels when road friction is
not sufficient to transmit braking
forces. WABCO pioneered ABS for
commercial vehicles in 1981 and
is by far the local market’s leading
technology supplier.
“This major new contract with
IVECO further demonstrates WA-
BCO’s technology leadership in
South America,” said Reynaldo
Contreira, WABCO South America
Business Leader. “We are passion-
ate about the continued growth po-
tential for WABCO anti-lock brak-
ing systems in
South America.”
W A B C O
which has a
well-established
supply relation-
ship with IVE-
CO
globally,
furnishes anti-
lock
braking,
electronic brak-
ing and electron-
ically controlled
air suspension
systems, as well
as air compres-
sor technology,
vehicle control
modules
and
braking
prod-
ucts, among oth-
er vehicle com-
ponents.
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