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.

As our aviation business was growing, Bombardier Transportation became the worldwide leader in the rail equipment industry by acquiring Adtranz in 2001. In 2002, Bombardier relocated its transportation headquarters from Montréal to Berlin.

Adtranz was a sprawling multi-national company twice the size of Bombardier at the time, which had only become profitable in the months before the merger. The combination would make Bombardier the largest rail-equipment manufacturer.

ABB 戴姆勒-奔驰运输系统股份公司 （ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation GmbH，简称 ADtranz），是一家成立于1996年的跨国（德国 及 瑞士） 铁路车辆 制造商，总部设于 德国 柏林，原为 戴姆勒克莱斯勒 旗下事业，在2001年被 庞巴迪运输 收购。 1995年 ABB 与 戴姆勒 - 奔驰 决定把它们的铁路部门合组成一所新公司，并于1996年1月1日正式命名为ABB Daimler Benz …

2000年9月1日 · Bombardier announced on August 4 that it had signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Adtranz from its parent DaimlerChrysler. The move had been expected following Bombardier’s unsuccessful bid for Siemens’ rail arm.

2001年5月3日 · The West Mifflin operations that have been known as headquarters of Adtranz North America will have an ongoing, prominent role as part of the expanded worldwide rail transportation unit of its...

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.