WABCO Holdings, Inc. was a U.S.-based provider of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles.[1] In 2007, the Vehicle Control Systems was spun off as WABCO Holdings Inc., an American provider of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Their products are present in many commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses, trailers and off-highway vehicles but they only fill the niche roles.[2][3] WABCO was acquired by ZF Friedrichshafen in May 2020.
History
The Westinghouse Air Brake Company was founded in the U.S. in 1869 and acquired by American Standard in 1968. It was designated as American Standards' Vehicle Control Systems division. The earthmoving and mining product range was sold to Dresser Industries