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ZF Friedrichshafen AG has announced the setting up of its first India Technology Centre in Hyderabad dedicated to software and mechanical engineering.
The new centre will support ZF’s global development teams while enabling the company to accelerate local product development.
Dr. Stefan Sommer, CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG said: “This new facility is a significant investment for ZF in India. We are harnessing the skilled talent pool that India has to offer in order to develop superior technology solutions for our global and local customers.” Over the years, ZF has been successful in localising high technology products in India.
“As demand for software engineering grows, we will exponentially increase our capacity to help meet our customers’ growth aspirations. With this Technology Centre, we are reinforcing our global R&D footprint as well as our commitment and investment in the rapidly emerging Indian market,” he added.
Over 13,800 engineers currently work in R&D with ZF globally. The research and development network consists of more than 100 development locations, including 17 main development locations.
ZF’s first Technology Centre in India will be fully operational by January 1, 2017, and is projected to have a work force of 2,500 engineers by 2020.
Among ZF’s advanced technology launches in the Indian market is the Electric Park Brake (EPB) technology. It also inaugurated ZF Hero Chassis Systems Pvt Ltd, a 50-50 joint venture of ZF India Pvt. Ltd. and Hero Motors Ltd in Oragadam, Kanchipuram district.
ZF has operated for more than three decades in the Indian market and ZF TRW for more than 50 years through its joint venture with the TVS and Rane groups. Currently, with about 12,000 employees, including the joint venture’s, ZF has 19 production facilities, excluding warehouses and office buildings.
Mamatha Chamarthi, Senior Vice-President and Executive Lead for the new India Technology Centre said: “ZF has an impressive history of being the leader and innovator in the auto component sector. We have 1,000 external engineers in the field of electronics, software and mechanical engineering, with key Indian engineering services providers in Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Our ZF India Technology will build on this engineering foundation, and focus not only on bringing advanced technology to India, but localising more strategic business activities, including research, design and development.”
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