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foundation = August 20, 1915|
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location_country = [Germany |
num_employees = 55,050 (2006)|
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http://www.zf.com/ ZF Group
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a leading worldwide supplier of driveline and
chassis technology. With 122 facilities in 26 countries and approximately 55,000 employees worldwide, ZF provides components and systems to the automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway/construction, marine, rail, and aviation industries.
ZF products include: automatic and manual transmissions for cars, trucks, buses and construction equipment; chassis components (ball joints, tie rods, cross-axis joints, stabilizer bars, control arms); shocks and struts; electronic damping systems including Continuous Damping Control (CDC), Active Roll Stabilization (ARS); clutches; torque converters; axle drives; and industrial drives.
Through the ZF Lenkysteme Division (a 50-50 joint venture between ZF and Bosch), steering components and systems are produced, including steering columns, gears and pumps; Electric Power Steering (EPS); and Active Steering.
The company was founded in
1915 in Friedrichshafen,
Germany to produce gears for
zeppelins and other airships but moved into the
automobile market by
1918.
In the 1960s, the company began supplying transmissions to the major German automakers, including DKW and BMW, as well as Peugeot and Alfa Romeo. A popular
automatic transmission (the 3 HP 20) was introduced in
1969 which was designed to be an easy swap with the company's manual transmissions. Worldwide subsidiaries and factories were opened in the
1970s, and the company moved into
India, South Korea, and became a major supplier to
Ford Motor Company in the 1980s. The company expanded into China in the 1990s.
In 2001, ZF introduced the world's first six-speed automatic transmission for passenger cars in the BMW 7-series. Today, ZF produces around 1 million six-speed automatic transmissions annually.
The company is also known for its truck and bus
automatic transmissions. ZF gearboxes are the among the most commonly used in buses. Among the most popular products for buses is the Ecomat series automatic transmission, introduced in 1980.
With the rise in popularity of the semi-automatic transmission in trucks and buses, ZF introduced the ASTronic.
Lemförder, ZF Sachs, and Boge are all divisions of ZF specializing in original equipment and after-market solutions for the auto industry.
Traditionally, ZF invests approximately 5 percent of annual sales into research and development. The company's six worldwide research and development sites are designed to provide advance technology on a regional basis.
ZF Group North American Operations is headquartered in Northville, Mich.
ZF Group Asia Pacific Operations is headquartered in Shanghai, PR China.
See also
External links
- Official website
- EDA element for hybrid trucks.
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company_logo = ] |
company_type = [AG|
slogan = [Innovationen, die sich rechnen - Innovations of Great Value||
foundation = August 20, 1915|
location_city = {{flagicon|GER--> [Friedrichshafen|
location_country = [Germany |
num_employees = 55,050 (2006)|
industry = [Automotive|
products = [Automotive |
homepage = http://www.zf.com/ ZF Group
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a leading worldwide supplier of
driveline and chassis technology. With 122 facilities in 26 countries and approximately 55,000 employees worldwide, ZF provides components and systems to the automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway/construction, marine, rail, and aviation industries.
ZF products include: automatic and manual transmissions for cars, trucks, buses and construction equipment; chassis components (ball joints, tie rods, cross-axis joints, stabilizer bars, control arms); shocks and struts; electronic damping systems including Continuous Damping Control (CDC), Active Roll Stabilization (ARS); clutches; torque converters; axle drives; and industrial drives.
Through the ZF Lenkysteme Division (a 50-50 joint venture between ZF and Bosch), steering components and systems are produced, including steering columns, gears and pumps; Electric Power Steering (EPS); and Active Steering.
The company was founded in 1915 in Friedrichshafen,
Germany to produce gears for
zeppelins and other
airships but moved into the
automobile market by 1918.
In the
1960s, the company began supplying transmissions to the major German automakers, including
DKW and
BMW, as well as Peugeot and
Alfa Romeo. A popular automatic transmission (the 3 HP 20) was introduced in
1969 which was designed to be an easy swap with the company's
manual transmissions. Worldwide subsidiaries and factories were opened in the 1970s, and the company moved into
India,
South Korea, and became a major supplier to
Ford Motor Company in the 1980s. The company expanded into
China in the
1990s.
In 2001, ZF introduced the world's first six-speed automatic transmission for passenger cars in the BMW 7-series. Today, ZF produces around 1 million six-speed automatic transmissions annually.
The company is also known for its truck and bus
automatic transmissions. ZF gearboxes are the among the most commonly used in buses. Among the most popular products for buses is the Ecomat series automatic transmission, introduced in 1980.
With the rise in popularity of the semi-automatic transmission in trucks and buses, ZF introduced the ASTronic.
Lemförder, ZF Sachs, and Boge are all divisions of ZF specializing in original equipment and after-market solutions for the auto industry.
Traditionally, ZF invests approximately 5 percent of annual sales into research and development. The company's six worldwide research and development sites are designed to provide advance technology on a regional basis.
ZF Group North American Operations is headquartered in Northville, Mich.
ZF Group Asia Pacific Operations is headquartered in Shanghai, PR China.
See also
External links
- Official website
- EDA element for hybrid trucks.
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