A bullet train stops at the platform of Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 26, 2022.
BEIJING: When CRRC Corp Ltd (CRRC), China’s leading train maker, signed a light rail vehicle supply contract with the Monterrey Metro Bureau of Mexico more than three years ago, the company faced an immediate challenge concerning supply of components due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
As a result of serious disruptions to the global supply chain caused by the pandemic, the adoption of domestically manufactured elastic wheels became a matter of urgency for CRRC in implementing the contract.
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