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Also known as ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation GmbH

Adtranz was a multi-national rail transportation equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the US. The company, legally known as ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation, was created in 1996 as a joint venture between ABB and Daimler-Benz to combine their rail equipment manufacturing operations. In 1999, DaimlerChrysler (successor to Daimler-Benz) bought ABB's shares and changed the company's official name to DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems. The company was acquired by Bombardier in 2001, which merged it into its Bombardier Transportation division, which became the largest rail equ

Key facts

Company.name
DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems
Company.logo
ADtranz Logo.svg
Company.former_name
ABB Daimler Benz Transportation
Company.type
Subsidiary
Company.fate
Acquired by Bombardier
Company.successor
Bombardier Transportation
Company.foundation
(through merger)
Company.location_city
Berlin
Company.location_country
Germany
Company.key_people
Rolf Eckrodt (President, Chairman)
Company.industry
Rail transportation
Company.products
Rail vehicles, railway electrification and signalling
Company.revenue
DM5.7 billion (1996)DM6.4 billion (1997)€3.6 billion (1999) €3.9 billion (2000)
Company.owner
ABB and Daimler-Benz (1996–1999)Daimler Chrysler (1999–2001)
Company.num_employees
22,715 (1997)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
business
Country
Germany
Founded by
ABB Group
Headquarters
Berlin
Owned by
ABB Group
Parent organization
Daimler-Benz AG
Industry
railway
Employees
22715
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Commons category
Adtranz
topic's main category
Category:Adtranz
inception
1996-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2001-00-00
product or material produced
train
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