Source disclosure: February 06, 2026
Kawasaki Heavy Industries,Ltd. [7012.T]
TOKYO, Feb 06 (Pulse News Wire) – Kawasaki Heavy Industries,ltd. (7012.T) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to resolve outstanding issues related to its 7,000-series railcars.
According to the deal struck on February 05, 2026 (U.S. time), KRC, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd., agreed to reduce the performance bond amount and accept partial debt payments from WMATA in exchange for lowering contract prices. The resolution follows the final report released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on January 04, 2024 (U.S.
Time), which did not attribute responsibility to Kawasaki Group for the derailment incident reported on October 19, 2021. Since then, KRC and Kawasaki Railway Vehicles have engaged in negotiations aimed at comprehensively resolving contractual disputes with WMATA. The impact of this agreement has already been incorporated into the consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026, which was published on November 11, 2025. This development marks a significant step towards stabilizing relations between the two entities and concludes a lengthy dispute process involving multiple unresolved contractual matters.
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