On May 13, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited (ZF CVCS) (formerly WABCO India) approved an investment of INR 300 million in its wholly owned subsidiary ZF CV Control Systems Manufacturing India Private Limited (ZF MIPL).
The funds will be used by ZF MIPL for capex, working capital requirements, and

ZF Lifetec, a ZF subsidiary, announced that it has officially opened a new sled facility in its site in Czestochowa, Poland.
The new facility enables dynamic seat belt testing under crash conditions during the development phase. It supports design decisions based on test data, accelerates development cycles, and incr

On April 22, it was reported that TRW, part of ZF Group, announced a new investment project in Querétaro during Hannover Messe.
The project involves an investment of MXN 110.8 million and the creation of 78 jobs, focused on the development of steering systems for passenger and commercial vehicles.
TRW specializes in

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF)’s Software Update Management System (SUMS) Service Suite has been selected by Tirsan, a leading trailer manufacturer in Turkiye, to accelerate UNECE R156 compliance ahead of its July 7, 2026 deadline.
ZF’s SCALAR Software Manage is a software solution within its SUMS Service Suite. It is a

Several local media sources reported that ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has informed its employee representatives of plans to close its production plant in Lebring, Austria, by December 31, 2027. Production will be relocated to other ZF locations in Poland and Slovakia.
The closure will affect around 300 employees. It i

On April 6, ZF Lifetec Rane Automotive India Private Limited inaugurated a new steering wheel manufacturing plant in Manesar, Gurugram. The facility was inaugurated in the presence of senior officials from Maruti Suzuki India, Rane Group, and ZF India.
The plant is equipped with modern manufacturing technologies aim

On March 31, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited (ZF CVCS) announced that it has secured another Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Business nomination from an Indian Commercial Vehicle OEM for a bus platform. The solution integrates ZF OnGuardMAX with Short-Range Radar (SRR) alongside Electron

On March 25, Stellantis filed a lawsuit in a Michigan court against ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules, who the company alleged stopped shipments to a plant in Mexico, disrupting production of the Jeep Cherokee and Compass models.
The original dispute dates back to December 2025, when Stellantis said its U.S. affiliate paid

On March 19, ZF Steering Gear (India) Limited announced that it has completed an internal transfer of leasehold rights for its factory premises at Plot No. E-3/2, MIDC Supa Parner Industrial Park, Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Maharashtra. The leasehold rights over the factory building, earlier held by NexSteer Systems P

ZF Lifetec, a ZF subsidiary, launched an inflator production capacity expansion project at its Xi’an site. Established in 2010, the ZF Lifetec Xi’an site specializes in developing, producing, and selling core products such as hybrid inflators. With a total investment of EUR 150 million, the expansion project will add

On March 10, ZF Group announced that it is providing PowerLine 8-speed automatic transmission on the Freightliner M2 106 Plus from Daimler Truck North America (DTNA). The Freightliner M2 106 Plus and ZF PowerLine will be on display at Work Truck Week 2026 in Indianapolis. 
Its patented gear ratio spread provides incr

On March 11, ZF and SiliconAuto announced that they are presenting a new I/O interface chip and microcontroller design for automotive high-performance computers at Embedded World 2026.
In the chip design, SiliconAuto’s XMotiv M3 microcontroller was used as a safety controller. The solution is based on a new I/O inter

On February 12, RACL Geartech Limited announced that it has received a new business nomination from existing customer ZF for the supply of steering components for the Electric Power Steering (EPS) system for trucks targeting North American markets. The components will be supplied to ZF's manufacturing facility in Mex

On February 25, Harbinger acquired autonomous driving company Phantom AI. In addition to this acquisition, Harbinger and ZF Group's ADAS business unit for passenger cars is also announcing a deal to license Phantom AI's computer vision for its passenger car ADAS products.
Harbinger will also incorporate Phantom AI's

In an investor update, ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India announced that it expects upcoming safety and bus‑segment regulations to support demand for its systems, pointing out that ADAS are scheduled to become mandatory in India from 2027 and that draft rules propose making Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has secured a multi-year order from a leading OEM in India for its next-generation AxTrax 2 LF electric portal axle, with first deliveries scheduled for 2026.
The agreement covers the supply of several thousand AxTrax 2 LF units for battery-electric city buses serving both the Indian domest

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has entered into a long-term supply agreement with BMW Group covering future passenger car drive systems, centered on the continued supply and development of its 8-speed automatic transmission (8HP). The several-billion-euro contract extends into the late 2030s and includes applications acr

ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) has agreed with customers to end several Electrified Powertrain Technology projects early after they failed to meet profitability targets amid slower EV adoption.
The decision will generate a one-time charge, leading to a reported loss for 2025. Nevertheless, the division’s operational perf

On January 20, 2026, ZF Group inaugurated an Electric Park Brake (EPB) production line for passenger cars at its Oragadam manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The EPB line has a capacity to manufacture 800,000 units annually at peak. ZF's EPB systems are already supplied to Indian OEMs and integrated in recently lau

ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules GmbH, a joint venture between ZF and Foxconn, officially inaugurated its new e-axle assembly plant in Debrecen, Hungary, on January 13, 2026.
The EUR 26.7 million facility will manufacture front and rear axles for BMW Group’s electric vehicles and is supported financially by the Hungarian I