BERN, Switzerland, 1 October, 2019 – ProVia, the reliable commercial vehicle spare parts brand designed by aftermarket specialists, today announced that its one millionth part has been installed at an independent workshop in Poland. The part, an Air Dryer with cartridge, marks a major milestone in the history of the brand which, three years on from its successful market launch, has quadrupled the number of products in its portfolio in response to growing customer demand globally.
“The installation of the one millionth spare part is an important milestone in what can only be described a journey of continued growth that we have been on with our customers during the past three years,” explains Aleksander Rabinovitch, Global Business Leader Spare Parts and Repair Solutions. “We have built the ProVia brand and its growing portfolio on a solid mix of proactive learning and customer partnerships, rapidly and smartly expanding our portfolio as well as doubling our distribution network and global reach to deliver significantly enhanced customer proximity and support levels.”
Today ProVia is available to customers through 650 independent parts distributors in over 1,000 locations across more than 60 countries worldwide. To meet the variety of market needs, ProVia offers more than 230 parts across 25 separate product lines that are specifically designed to meet aftermarket needs. The brand’s extensive reliable product range includes replacement parts for trucks used by the leading original equipment manufacturers (OEM), providing more than 2000 OEM part cross references. ProVia will further extend its product portfolio in 2019 and 2020 adding new product lines which include Hand Brake Valves, Coalescing Cartridge, Air Compressors and Load Sensing Valves to mention but a few.
“ProVia’s success is built on the fact that we allow our customers to define what our portfolio looks like,” adds Rabinovitch. “The installation of the one millionth part in Poland is an important milestone and a confirmation that our market-focused approach is appreciated. We look forward to installing our two millionth part in the near future.”
WABCO officially launched its ProVia product line in early 2016.
Press Photo / Caption: ProVia, the reliable commercial vehicle spare parts brand designed by aftermarket specialists, has installed its one millionth part.
About ProVia
ProVia, launched by WABCO in 2016, is a commercial vehicle budget spare parts brand that delivers reliable performance, with no frills, yet no compromise on quality or safety for trucks, buses, and trailers. ProVia offers more than 230 products across 25 key replacement categories, including brake pads, coupling heads, relay valves, coiled tubes, pressure limiting valves, air dryer cartridges, wheel speed sensors, clutch servos, spring brake actuators, rotary slide valves, air dryers, ECAS solenoid valves, distance sensors and air processing units. ProVia is sold by over 650 distributors in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.ProVia-auto.com.
About WABCO
WABCO (NYSE: WBC) is the leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles. Originating from the Westinghouse Air Brake Company founded nearly 150 years ago, WABCO is powerfully “Mobilizing Vehicle Intelligence” to support the increasingly autonomous, connected and electric future of the commercial vehicle industry. WABCO continues to pioneer innovations to address key technology milestones in autonomous mobility and apply its extensive expertise to integrate the complex control and fail-safe systems required to efficiently and safely govern vehicle dynamics at every stage of a vehicle’s journey – on the highway, in the city and at the depot. Today, leading truck, bus and trailer brands worldwide rely on WABCO’s differentiating technologies. Powered by its vision for accident-free driving and greener transportation solutions, WABCO is also at the forefront of advanced fleet management systems and digital services that contribute to commercial fleet efficiency. In 2018, WABCO reported sales of over $3.8 billion and has more than 16,000 employees in 40 countries. For more information, visit www.wabco-auto.com.
ProVia Media Contacts
Alison Stokes, +32 476 34 17 86, Alison.stokes@wabco-auto.com
Nina Friedmann, +49 69 719 168 171, ProVia@klenkhoursch.de