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ZF Friedrichshafen AG, also known as ZF Group, originally Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen (lit. ' Cogwheel Factory of Friedrichshafen ' ), and commonly abbreviated to ZF , is a German technology manufacturing company that supplies systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology.
On August 1, 2011, the company merged with ZF Friedrichshafen. As a result, ZF Sachs as an independent company, the business operations and the brand Sachs led ZF Friedrichshafen. The Schweinfurt south plant has been continuously expanded since the takeover by ZF until today, also with a plastic center and a development center for e-mobility.
Zero's Lithium-ion power packs and motors were developed in-house, and are branded under the names "Z-Force" and "ZF" (even though ZF is since 1915 the well-established abbreviation of ZF Friedrichshafen, a spin-off from Zeppelin that nowadays also offers electric drive-trains and motorcycle parts).
ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a German technology manufacturing company that supplies systems, in particular transmissions for buses, passenger cars and SUVs, light commercial vehicles such as vans and light trucks, as well as all types of heavy and special vehicles. Basically there are two types of motor vehicle transmissions:
According to Plant, that was a result of the industry recovery following the 2007-08 financial crisis and the company's venture into emerging markets. [6] On September 15, 2014, it was announced that German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen would buy TRW Automotive for approximately $13.5 billion including debt.
8HP is ZF Friedrichshafen AG's trademark name for its 8-speed automatic transmission models with hydraulic converter and planetary gearsets for longitudinal engine applications. Designed and first built by ZF's subsidiary in Saarbrücken, Germany, it debuted in 2008 on the BMW 7 Series (F01) 760Li sedan fitted with the V12 engine. BMW remains a ...
The last 6HP automatic transmission was produced by the Saarbrücken plant in March 2014 after 7,050,232 units were produced. [3] [4] The ZF plant in Shanghai continued to produce the 6HP for the Chinese market. [3] The Ford 6R, GM 6L, and Aisin AWTF-80 SC transmissions are based on the same globally patented gearset concept.
9HP is the trademark name for the ZF Friedrichshafen 9-speed automatic transmission models (9-speed transmission with Hydraulic converter and Planetary gearsets) for transverse engine applications, designed by ZF's subsidiary in Saarbrücken and built in Gray Court, South Carolina. [1] It is used in front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles.