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Institutional profile

CAF

CAF supplies rail vehicles and railway-system technologies.

  • Industrial

The profile aggregates 2 recorded appearances for the 2027 edition. Recognition is retained at the scope used by each ranking, so a named product, employer group or programme remains distinguishable from its parent organisation.

At a glance

Business origins / formation1892 — Beasain workshop origins; 1917 — foundation of Compañía Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A., later renamed Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Headquarters / operating-company baseBeasain, Spain

Activities and operating scope

CAF supplies rail vehicles and railway-system technologies.

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, presented here as CAF, manufactures trains for high-speed, regional, commuter, metro and tram applications, alongside locomotives.

Rankings and recognition — 2027

Recorded appearances in The Economy Rankings. Each entry concerns the assessed business, product, institution or workforce scope in the linked edition.

RankingEdition / classificationAssessed scope
Railway Rolling Stock Manufacturers2027 · Tier IICAF
Railway Infrastructure Systems Providers2027 · Tier IICAF

Further reference

Profile type: Company

Reviewed: 25 October 2026

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Initial reference profile based on the linked ranking editions. Additional documented company or institutional information can be incorporated in subsequent updates.