It is one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Bombardier Transportation in Germany. In addition to manufacturing a wide variety of passenger rail vehicles and locomotives, Bombardier Transportation provides services for commuter train providers. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Bombardier Transportation employs around 36,000 people and its products and services operate in over 60 countries. Up to 2,200 jobs are expected to go, with the German plants in By 2018, Bombardier was the 3rd largest rail-equipment manufacturer in the Western World and fourth globally, eclipsed by Bombardier's standard metro vehicles are the mid-sized fully automated and driverless Bombardier's locomotives are mostly linked to their acquisition of Other than the LRC, all other locomotives were based on European designs. It also alleges that Bombardier created a $2-million slush fund for the Canadian citizen Kim Hak-Pil, a high-ranking Bombardier executive in South Korea. Combining technology with empathy, Bombardier Transportation continuously breaks new ground in sustainable mobility by providing integrated solutions that create substantial benefits for operators, passengers and the environment. Bombardier Transportation produces a wide range of products including In February 2020, the company had 36,000 employees, and 63 manufacturing and engineering locations around the world.Bombardier Transportation's first order for mass transit rolling stock was in 1974 for the The core of the Transportation group was formed with the purchase of In the late 1980s Bombardier Transportation gained a manufacturing presence in Europe with the acquisition of a 45% share in After the Adtranz acquisition in 2001, Bombardier Transportation moved its core manufacturing strategy for Europe with a few legacy plants in North America for the smaller North American market:Additionally a number of plants would have specialised manufacturing roles, including In 2004 due to overcapacity in the European passenger train industry, Bombardier announced a restructuring program resulting in the closure of several plants; in the UK, the bogie production site at In late 2012 Bombardier announced the closure of the The company obtained two major orders in 2014: San Francisco In May 2014 Bombardier extended its presence in Australia by purchasing a 100% stake in Rail Signalling Service (RSS), an Australian company focused on designing and constructing rail signalling solutions.In May 2015 the parent company Bombardier Inc. announced that it intended to split or spin-off Bombardier Transportation as a separate publicly traded company, while retaining control as the majority owner.In August 2016 Bombardier opened a 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) production facility in In December 2016 citing a 'challenging market environment', Bombardier said that a 'strategic realignment' would put 'a strong focus on product standardisation and site specialisation in order to become more efficient and effective'. Bombardier Transportation Together we move. Our German production sites have been setting quality standards for decades and continue to advance the full range of modern and innovative rail industry products that are “made in Germany” for the future. On July 31st, 2020, the European Comissio… Bombardier Transport, dont le siège mondial est situé à Berlin, en Allemagne, emploie environ 36 000 personnes, et ses produits et services sont en exploitation dans plus de 60 pays. It was also formerly a manufacturer of public transport, commercial jets and vehicles, and trains (Bombardier Transportation is currently in the process of a merger with French Alstom Transport but still pending regulatory approval).