ZF’s Expansion of Facilities Sets The Course for Further Growth In Chinese Market

ZF’s Engineering Center in Songjiang was officially opened at Auto Shanghai 2017. The company has expanded its existing facilities to 54,000 m² and by 2022, expects to more than double its workforce to around 1000 employees. Total investment is approximately €50 million.

Acknowledging the Chinese and Asian markets
“The investment in our new Engineering Center highlights our commitment to further localize engineering activities so that we can more effectively support our Chinese customer base. As well as tailoring many innovations for our customers, we also want to more quickly seize the momentum from this dynamic market ” says ZF Board Member Peter Lake during the official launch. „The investment also demonstrates the continued importance of China – one of the largest and most significant markets to ZF.”

Penetration of electronics and e-mobility
The investment is being used to comprehensively update and expand the current test facilities in Songjiang. Engineers can now utilize state-of-the-art equipment in several laboratories for the application development of driveline and chassis systems technologies. This covers a wide range of applications from passenger cars and commercial vehicles to rail and special vehicles. The development of electrified or all-electric drives is the main focus of development. The new Engineering Center also boasts comprehensive test facilities for ZF’s growing product portfolio in the field of electronic control units (HMI – Human Machine Interface).

SOURCE:  ZF Friedrichshafen AG

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