German giant moving its global transport manufacturing base to Hunan province
German industrial giant Siemens will shift its urban train manufacturing headquarters to Hunan province to capture a bigger slice of the world's fastest-growing market for public transport systems.
Yang Weigang, vice-mayor of Zhuzhou in Hunan, told visiting Hong Kong journalists yesterday that Siemens had decided to move its global transport system base from Germany to Zhuzhou.
The German firm also plans to invest Euro1 billion ($9.84 billion) in the next few years to expand its joint-venture manufacturing facilities in China.
Through mainland partner CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works, Siemens has already won orders to make 28 trains for the Shanghai Metro and 30 for the Guangzhou Metro - deals worth a combined three billion yuan.
The trains will be manufactured at Zhuzhou Electric's Hunan facility, the world's largest assembly centre for electric trains. Siemens will be responsible for development and engineering.