year the company achieved a turnover of more than 2 billion euros (2.14 bil euros, 66,500 vehicles produced) for the first time. The level of incoming orders decreased drastically as a result of the financial crisis. The turnover for the 2009/2010 business year decreased by 70% to 660 million euros (12,800 vehicles produced). Yet in the 2010/2011 business yearly turnover once again exceeded the billion threshold and is currently 1.5 billion euros. In November 2012 a joint-venture contract was signed with the Chinese Dongfeng Motor Company, Ltd. The collaboration intends to produce semi-trailers for the Chinese market. In April 2013 Schmitz Cargobull announced its plans to open a new production facility in Russia to the south of St Petersburg. Products and services Schmitz Cargobull's product range consists of: Boxer semi-trailers for dry and refrigerated freight Flatbed semi-trailers and curtainsider semi-trailers for packaged goods, steel, paper and beverages Tipper semi-trailers for bulk goods for the construction and agricultural sectors Semi-trailer container chassis Trailers and bodies Schmitz Cargobull offers the following services through its subsidiaries: Schmitz Cargobull Finance: Leasing and hire-purchase Schmitz Cargobull Parts & Services: Spare parts and services Schmitz Cargobull Telematics: Trailer telematics and data services Schmitz Cargobull Trailer Stores: Used-vehicle purchasing and sales Schmitz Cargobull in Great Britain In 1991 Schmitz Cargobull took over a production facility for refrigerated vehicles (York Thermostar) in Harelaw, County Durham. The Harelaw plant was modernised and equipped with flexible production lines for manufacturing box vehicles and curtainsiders. Production ceased in July 2010 as a result of the drastic decrease in turnover in England due to the worldwide financial crisis. The plant in Harelaw was shut down in 2011. After the end of 2010 and during 2011, in particular, the order situation in Great Britain stabilised and Schmitz Cargobull saw renewed success on the British trailer market. The head office of Schmitz Cargobull (UK) Ltd. is located in Warrington, Cheshire. Locations The majority of the production is carried out in Germany and is marketed internationally. The primary sales markets consist of Western, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Asia-Pacific, Near and Middle East. The company maintains production sites in Germany in Altenberge, Vreden, Gotha, Berlin and Toddin and also in other European countries in Saragossa (Spain), Panevėžys (Lithuania) and St Petersburg (Russia). An additional production facility opened in Wuhan (China) in 2014. Schmitz Cargobull is represented in all European countries with