EMD in pact with Bombardier to assemble locomotives

Through the agreement, EMD plans to extend its customer reach across Southeast Asia and Pacific region

Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., (EMD) a diesel locomotive manufacturer company, and Bombardier Transportation today announced an agreement that will allow Bombardier to assemble diesel electric locomotives for EMD in Savli, Baroda, India. Through the agreement, EMD plans to extend its customer reach across all of Southeast Asia and the Pacific region.

“This announcement furthers our commitment to our global customer base, and we fully intend to build upon our heritage,” said Billy Ainsworth, President and CEO, EMD. “In September 2011, we announced the opening of a facility in Patli for locomotive traction control systems, and we want to continue to invest in the region with this and other promising projects. Bombardier has been an excellent partner, and we look forward to working with them in India.”

 

Bombardier will assemble the EMD locomotives at its Savli facility in India, while EMD will provide all engineering, quality control and be responsible for the product performance. EMD has a long-standing relationship with the Indian Railways, with more than 700 EMD technology locomotives manufactured in India over a 50-year history.

“This partnership will help transform the rail transportation industry in the region by leveraging both of our companies’
capabilities,” said André Navarri, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Transportation. “By partnering with EMD, Bombardier looks forward to further expanding its global relationship with EMD and will provide best-in-class services, in keeping with its tradition of quality.”

Bombardier plans to expand its Savli plant with the latest technologies to meet capacity needs for EMD, demonstrating both EMD and Bombardier’s state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques.

Founded in 1922, Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services Corp., a Caterpillar company, is an original equipment manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives. Headquartered in LaGrange, Illinois, with additional manufacturing facilities and business offices around the world, EMD designs, manufactures and sells diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications and has sold its products in more than 70 countries worldwide. Bombardier is the world’s only manufacturer of both planes and trains.