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DAIMLERCHRYSLER AEROSPACE Today, Dasa is the
largest German aerospace company and a major Europe-
an and international partner. Worldwide the company’s
employees work in business units such as military air-
craft, helicopters, aeroengines, space systems infrastruc-
ture, space systems satellites and defense electronics.
The Civil Aircraft business is the largest unit in
the division. Operating under the name of Daimler-
Chrysler Aerospace Airbus GmbH, it is responsible for
all Airbus activities at Dasa, which has a 37.9% stake in
the European consortium Airbus Industrie, the world’s
second largest producer of commercial aircraft.
RAILWAY SYSTEMS The product portfolio of Adtranz
ranges from electric and diesel locomotives, high-speed
trains to intercity and regional trains, trams and under-
ground trains, people movers, signal and traffic control
systems, fixed installations and infrastructure, as well
as servicing and maintenance. Adtranz is the world’s
largest provider of railway systems with marketing,
development and production locations in 60 countries
and branch offices in another 40 countries.
AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS TEMIC’s product range
covers the majority of automotive electronics applica-
tions. Among the technical advances that TEMIC has
developed is a new crash sensor and a distance control
system based on radar and infrared technology. TEMIC
has operations in Europe, North America and Asia. In
addition to TEMIC, DaimlerChrysler’s automotive elec-
tronics operations include the Huntsville Electronics
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BRANDS & PRODUCTS
Plant in Alabama, which grew out of Chrysler’s
involvement in the U.S. space program. Today, at two
separate sites, Huntsville Electronics manufactures
components such as radios, instrument clusters and
controllers for the engine body, transmission and
transaxle.
DIESEL ENGINES MTU Friedrichshafen and its sub-
sidiaries form the Diesel Engines business unit, which
ranks among the world’s leading manufacturers of
large diesel engines and complex drive systems.
When it comes to diesel engines, MTU takes over at a
power level where truck manufacturers top out. The
truck model series 500 is one example: MTU took this
engine and, in collaboration with U.S. partner Detroit
Diesel Corporation, used it as the basis to develop the
new model series 2000 and 4000 in 12- and 16-cylinder
versions. MTU has a leading postion in the market for
ship propulsion systems.
In the field of decentralized energy production, MTU
supplies emergency power systems designed to meet
the stringent safety standards required for offshore
drilling platforms, airports, data centers or nuclear
power plants.