# WABCO opens air disc brake production facility in South Carolina

WABCO opened a new facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, to localize production of air disc brakes for commercial vehicles in the US. The company invested USD 20 million in the plant.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-22
- Where: North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: 22 Mar 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: air disc brakes for commercial vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [WABCO](https://endata.com/companies/3234.md)

## Sources

- [autotechinsight.spglobal.com](https://autotechinsight.spglobal.com/news/5239169/wabco-opens-air-disc-brake-production-facility-in-us-), 2017-03-23: "WABCO has opened a new facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, localizing the production of its air disc brakes (ADBs) for commercial vehicles for the first time in the United States."

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