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ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology, as well as active and passive safety technology.
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ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology, as well as active and passive safety technology. 

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ZF North America, Inc.’s six-speed automatic transmission, ZF EcoLife 2, is designed for city and intercity routes
ZF North America, Inc.’s six-speed automatic transmission, ZF EcoLife 2, is designed for city and intercity routes.
April 15, 2025
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ZF's EcoLife 2 Transmission offers a more fuel-efficient and weight optimized design for bus applications.
April 16, 2024
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Precision-engineered electric central drive for heavy buses that fits in ICE transmission space.
Oct. 3, 2023
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The AxTrax AVE electric portal axle is ideally suited to various drive concepts for city buses.
April 19, 2022
Zf Ax Trax Ave
AxTrax AVE is ZF’s electric portal axle with integrated wheel hub drive.
April 21, 2021
ZF Ecolife
The ZF EcoLife transmission with TopoDyn technology and integral retarder saves fuel and increase brake life.
Nov. 11, 2014
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ZF's AVE 130 electric portal axle based on an electric independent wheel drive — for particularly economical and resource-saving city bus operation.
The electric driven low-floor axle AVE 130, has been specially developed for serial hybrid drives in city buses but can be applied also in all other electric drives.
July 14, 2014
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With ZF's RL 82 EC independent suspension as low-floor front axle, buses can transport more axle load.
Low-floor technology for step-less, comfortable entry Optimal anti-roll support and damping thanks to suspension allocation in combination with the positioning of the cross-links...
July 14, 2014
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ZF's AV 133 low-floor bus axle is stronger and at the same time 45 kilograms lighter than the predecessor AV 132.
Easy, step-free entry and exit at all doors increases passenger flow and comfort Quiet running Available with casted iron or aluminum spring carriers
July 14, 2014
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ZF's RL 55 EC independent suspension for midibuses.
An independent front suspension for maximum in comfort and maneuverability for midibuses.
July 14, 2014

Press Releases

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Vice President of Commercial Vehicle Driveline Systems, Americas for ZF Group Christian Feldhaus unveils ZF's AxTrax 2 LF at APTA EXPO in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 9.
The AxTrax 2 LF features a compact design to help maximize the available space for batteries and enhance manufacturer’s design flexibility for the passenger compartment.
Oct. 9, 2023
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ZF Bus Connect.
The ZF Bus Connect provides a cloud-based tool for bus fleets, service providers and OEMs to increase safety and efficiency, improve uptime and decrease total cost of ownership...
Oct. 9, 2023
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ZF has launched the ZF Health Check.
The solution uses numerous types of sensor data registered in the transmission system during vehicle operations, including engine speed, gear step, oil temperature and oil pressure...
June 8, 2023
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The upgraded software resulted in a six to 14 percent fuel economy improvement, an annual savings of 720,000 gallons of fuel.
Feb. 19, 2021
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Openmatics is the official connectivity platform provider for VDL Bus & Coach.
Openmatics, a subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, is the official connectivity platform provider for VDL Bus & Coach, the Dutch vehicle manufacturer of buses and coaches.
Sept. 28, 2018
With the headline “Smart Logistics” at IAA 2018, the company has bundled its technologies and – through automation, networking and electrification – has created attractive solutions...
Sept. 19, 2018
The ZF Marshall manufacturing facility located in Central Illinois is an integral part of ZF’s leadership in the supply of automotive camera technology.
Aug. 14, 2018
In the first half of 2018, ZF Friedrichshafen AG achieved its targets: Sales rose to €18.7 billion, and adjusted operating profit (EBIT) amounted to approximately €1.1 billion...
July 30, 2018
ZF Friedrichshafen AG's Supervisory Board has appointed Sabine Jaskula and Dr. Holger Klein to the company's Board of Management.
July 27, 2018
The TraXon modular transmission system, successfully used by truck manufacturers worldwide, will be equipped with an optional predictive maintenance function starting in 2019....
July 16, 2018

Blogs

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At the right: Electrically driven low-floor bus with ZF's AVE 130 low floor axle at the Bus Section during ZF's Trade Press Conference 2014, Aldenhoven, Germany.
The latest automatic transmissions and low-floor axles for transit buses offer up some smooth, quiet bus rides that provide increased fuel efficiencies and lower emissions.
July 14, 2014

Articles

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ZF and Beep will partner to bring ZF's next generation of autonomous Level 4 shuttles to the U.S. market.
ZF and Beep have signed an agreement to bring a new generation of autonomous Level 4 shuttles to market.
Jan. 9, 2023
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Easymile’s EZ10 is a driverless, electric shuttle that can carry up to 12 people.
An overview of the state of the industry as it relates to autonomous and connected vehicles.
Aug. 15, 2018
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In ZF's Innovation Van, autonomous technology is used to improve the first-last mile efficiency of package delivery. (For the demonstration, the face shield worn is different than their actual design which more closely resembles glasses. They could not be shown due to propriety information.)
Planning for next-generation mobility means a new role for the driver.
Aug. 15, 2018
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ZF demonstrates its multiple systems expertise as a partner in the newly founded e.GO Moove GmbH joint venture. The e.GO Mover is part of an entire digital logistics offering, including hardware, software, and services, highlighting ZF’s strategic orientation.
Tomorrow’s mobility will be more focused on passenger comfort as electrification and automation continue to develop in the market.
June 29, 2018
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On August 1, 2017, Alstom delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia.
Some of the latest products and technologies on display at the American Public Transportation Association's Expo 2017.
Oct. 7, 2017
Local Motors
Local Motors' Olli is a shuttle that uses IBM Watson as a human interface to give personality to the vehicle.
Transit could be facing competition from the new mobility options autonomous opens up or they could be at the forefront of the future of mobility by leveraging these innovations...
April 19, 2017
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ZF recently presented its latest in collision avoidance technology, a critical step toward enabling autonomous driving. MassTransitmag.com/12228158
Technology advancements are driving us toward autonomous mobility.
Aug. 15, 2016
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Improving mobility through increased efficiency, electrification and safety were on display at ZF's test track at a recent global press event.
July 5, 2016
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ZF Innovation Truck, Maneuvering Test during ZF's Trade Press Conference 2014, Aldenhoven, Germany.
Technology is transforming urban mobility. It’s exciting to see transit agencies embracing the transformation, becoming transportation managers of their communities through innovative...
March 7, 2016
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Pendolino: A Different Kind of High-Speed Rail SolutionAlstom Transport Permitting any country, whatever its geography, to have access to high-speed rail required an innovative...
Oct. 13, 2014

Additional content from ZF

ZF has founded Car eWallet GmbH, a Berlin-based start-up, in which the company will outsource the current activities of the transaction service Car eWallet.
July 16, 2018
ZF has founded Car eWallet GmbH company will outsource the current activities of the transaction service Car eWallet. The objective is to further develop and market the service...
July 13, 2018
rom fully automated delivery trucks to robot taxis of the future: With the rise of automation, new concepts for driver workplaces in the transport industry are in demand. The ...
July 12, 2018
Mass Transit/Leah Harnack
The prototype articulated bus is equipped with two AVE 130 electric portal axes for a powerful drive.
System solutions from ZF simplify the transition to electric-powered city buses.
July 12, 2018
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Autonomous and electric: people mover to start series production in 2019.
ZF’s CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider and Dr. Günther Schuh, founder and CEO of e.GO Mobile AG based in Aachen, have announced that series production will begin in Aachen.
June 27, 2018
Peter Lake joined the Executive Board as head of Sales and Market shortly after the acquisition of TRW by ZF in May 2015.
June 27, 2018
With effect from February 1, 2018, ZF will have a new Chief Executive Officer, Wolf-Henning Scheider, who succeeds Dr. Konstantin Sauer as CEO and head of the ZF Group.
Jan. 31, 2018
At a meeting in December, the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG appointed Dr.-Ing. Franz-Josef Paefgen as its new chairman.
Jan. 16, 2018
The new plant will be located in Czestochowa and will be operational by the end of 2019 and employ over 300 people.
Jan. 12, 2018
ZF has unveiled a new steering wheel concept aimed at supporting Level 3 and above autonomous driving functionality.
Jan. 10, 2018
At ZF Friedrichshafen AG's shareholder’s meeting, Dagmar Steinert was selected to join the Supervisory Board as representative of the shareholders.
Dec. 21, 2017
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, and CEO Dr. Stefan Sommer have agreed to end their cooperation.
Dec. 8, 2017
On December 1, 2017, 20 developers from the IEE Sensing Germany GmbH, based in Kösching in Upper Bavaria, will become part of the ZF Group.
Nov. 28, 2017
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(from the right) Dr. Klaus Geißdörfer, head of division industrial technology and Dr. Stefan Spindler, CEO industrial of Schaeffler AG.
ZF and Schaeffler are now stepping up the ambition of gearbox and component insights, taking a leading position on drivetrain performance solutions.
Nov. 28, 2017
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With a climbing ability of up to 25 percent, challenging urban terrain poses no problem for ZF’s newest electric drive.
With its new, purely electric plug-and-drive solution, automotive supplier ZF is driving the development of locally emission-free public transport.
Nov. 8, 2017
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Roadcaster Infotainment offers bus and coach travelers a whole range of features including wi-fi hotspots, movies and TV shows. Roadcaster wi-fi provides passengers with a reliable onboard connection.
Openmatics from ZF Aftermarket provides commercial vehicle fleet operators with manufacturer-independent connectivity solutions for telematics, asset tracking, entertainment, ...
Oct. 23, 2017
ZF is driving the development of locally emission-free public transport. The latest evidence comes in the form of ZF's innovative city bus test vehicle.
Oct. 21, 2017
ZF and HELLA have announced they are entering into a strategic partnership. Both automotive suppliers will benefit from this cooperation on sensor technology, particularly for...
June 20, 2017
ZF Friedrichshafen AG closed the 2016 fiscal year with a significant rise in profits and a strong improvement in cash flow. Group sales rose by 20.6 percent to €35.2 billion (...
April 2, 2017
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG's annual general meeting has appointed Chairman of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group Robert Friedmann to a position in its Supervisory Board....
Dec. 16, 2016
Selective mobility could soon become more important than owning your own vehicle. The market is already gearing up for this trend with an ever-growing range of digital mobility...
Dec. 5, 2016
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, through its wholly-owned subsidiary ZF International B.V. (ZF), recently announced that it has reduced its shareholding in Haldex Aktiebolag (publ) (Haldex...
Dec. 1, 2016
ZF Friedrichshafen AG and FlixMobility GmbH will start working together with immediate effect.
Nov. 21, 2016
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CEO Dr. Stefan Sommer (right) and Torsten Gollewski (left), managing director of the newly founded Zukunft Ventures GmbH, push for rapid innovation: “We are thereby ensuring rapid access to innovative future technologies.”
ZF has established a company to invest in technology companies.
Oct. 17, 2016
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ZF’s new all-electric central drive for city buses and delivery trucks makes commercial vehicles mobile on local roads at zero-emissions.
ZF Friedrichshafen AG offers a broad product and services portfolio for the electrification of commercial vehicles.
Sept. 26, 2016
As a member of the Board of Management, 64-year-old Lutz is currently responsible for Corporate Quality, Commercial Vehicle Technology and the Region of South America.
Aug. 8, 2016
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has announced it will set up its first ever India Technology Center in Hyderabad which will be dedicated to software and mechanical engineering.
Aug. 5, 2016
ZF recently announced that it has acquired a 40% stake in Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH. The Hamburg-based company, which was founded in 2009, is a market leader in lidar technology...
Aug. 3, 2016
EU regulations now require newly registered trucks to be fitted with Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) and Lane Departure Warning systems...
June 29, 2016
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Twelfth consecutive year: Andreas Moser, Head of Corporate Market in the Commercial Vehicle Technology Division of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, accepts the awards for the best commercial vehicle transmission and retarder brand 2016 at the prize-giving evening in Stuttgart.
The commercial vehicle industry regards “The best commercial vehicles – The best brands” readers’ choice awards, which ETM publishing runs under the supervision of a notary, as...
June 28, 2016
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Innovations drive progress: The company's technologies enhance the mobility of the future. ZF responds to the megatrends driving the industry today.
On May 12, 2016, ZF honored ten outstanding inventions by employees spanning a wide range of products, processes and mobility sectors with its internal ‘Graf-von-Soden Invention...
May 20, 2016
After receiving final antitrust clearance, ZF announced completion of its acquisition of TRW Automotive on May 15, 2015.
May 13, 2016
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The Intarder has been produced since 1992; the millionth unit has just come off the production line.
The ZF-Intarder wear-free brake system for commercial vehicles is celebrating a special anniversary, with one million units produced.
April 27, 2016
ZF Friedrichshafen AG continued its successful corporate development in 2015. ZF generated Group sales of €29.2 billion in fiscal year 2015. This includes €8.9 billion from ZF...
March 22, 2016
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President Obama visits the ZF booth in Detroit.
ZF was the only automotive supplier to host President Barack Obama at its North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) booth during his visit to Detroit on Jan. 20. The company...
Jan. 21, 2016
Festive presentation of the Bavarian State Award for Electric and Hybrid Mobility to ZF in Munich. From left to right, Robert Metzger, Managing Director MunichExpo Veranstaltungs GmbH, opera star and award show presenter Nadja Michael, Werner Hechberger, Senior Sales Manager for Axle and Transmission Systems for Buses and Coaches at ZF and Franz Josef Pschierer, State Secretary in the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology.
ZF's electric drive system which is integrated into a low-floor axle wins the Bavarian State Award for Electric and Hybrid MobilityAVE 130 enables purely electric buses to operate...
Oct. 20, 2015
One hundred years to the day that the company was entered into the trade register, ZF Friedrichshafen AG celebrated its momentous anniversary. On Sept. 9, evening, around 1 500...
Sept. 9, 2015
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Christoph Horn, head of communications, ZF.
Christoph Horn, head of global communications Mercedes-Benz Cars for eight years, will become the new head of communications of ZF. At the beginning of September 2015, he will...
June 11, 2015
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG presents the Graf-von-Soden Invention Award to honor the outstanding patent registrations and thereby also the outstanding work of their developers.
With exactly 909 patents registered at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO), ZF broke a new world record in 2014. This made it that much more difficult for the jury ...
May 21, 2015
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Reason to celebrate: AS Tronic, the automatic commercial vehicle transmission, has been produced at the ZF location in Friedrichshafen since 1997; the millionth unit of the internationally successful transmission has just come off the production line.
The result of stable production processes and exacting quality requirements: The "coupling legend", ZF's AS Tronic, the automatic transmission system for heavy commercial vehicles...
March 19, 2015
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Peter Lake was named a member of ZF’s Board of Management.
ZF’s Supervisory Board appointed Dr. Franz Kleiner and Peter Lake members of the Board of Management.
Dec. 18, 2014
Technology company increases sales in 2014 to more than €18 billion.
Dec. 18, 2014
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From right to left, Hans-Arno Linkenheil, head of axle systems product center for buses at ZF, and Harald Wendl, project manager AVE 130 at ZF, receive the International busplaner Sustainability Prize 2015.
ZF AVE 130 electric portal axle beats off competition in the International busplaner Sustainability Prize 2015
Nov. 21, 2014
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FlexPlay Pro 7: Icon-Driven Playback Software with Driver Report CardAngelTraxDesigned as a completely self-managed driver coaching system, FlexPlay Pro 7 eliminates the need ...
Oct. 13, 2014
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Bringing a New Spirit to Light Rail and Streetcars with CitadisAlstom TransportAlstom’s Citadis offers a range of solutions for cities building new tramway networks and those ...
Oct. 12, 2014
Combined company with pro forma sales of more than € 30 billion and 138,000 employees.
Sept. 15, 2014
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ZF's AVE 130 electric portal axle based on an electric independent wheel drive — for particularly economical and resource-saving city bus operation.
With new gear geometry and even quieter running, ZF has further optimized the AVE 130 electric portal axle for usage in low-floor buses. The axle, which is ideal for several energy...
July 14, 2014
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The BRT concept proves the superiority of buses as means of transport in large cities as here in Istanbul. A large number of people can be transported quickly and efficiently, there is no more traffic congestion and CO2 emissions are reduced. Low-floor technology by ZF enables passengers to get on and off the bus quickly — an essential feature of this concept.
New generation axle technologies accommodate low-floor buses and higher axle loads.
July 14, 2014
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The ZF-Intarder that is integrated in the transmission relieves the service brakes by up to 90 % and in doing so, reduces environmental pollution and maintenance costs.
July 14, 2014
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Conventional automatic powershift transmission for city and intercity buses
July 14, 2014
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Shifting strategy adjusts dynamically to the topography and driving resistances and fuel consumption drops.
July 14, 2014
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The AS Tronic lite automatic transmission system offers increased ride comfort, low fuel consumption and better economy.
An automatic transmission for light coaches that allows operators to concentrate on the traffic while the tranmission shystem performs the clutch actuation and gearshifts.
July 14, 2014
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ZF's EcoLife 6-speed automatic transmission not only lowers noise emissions and fuel consumption, it features an innovative cooling concept ideal for engines that operate with higher-temperature cooling water.
Powerful EcoLife 6-speed automatic transmission faces the industry challenges of rising fuel prices, larger vehicles and lower emissions.
July 14, 2014
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The new EcoShift 6-speed manual transmission for buses is a flexible basic tranmission that can be extended on a modular basis, depending on requirements.
The modularly designed EcoShift 6-speed transmission model range adds new qualities to the driveline of intercity buses and coaches, and ensures maximum flexibility.
July 14, 2014
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The AS Tronic lite automatic transmission system offers increased ride comfort, low fuel consumption and better economy.
ZF bus transmission products range from the new EcoShift manual transmission, which can be extended on a modular basis, the EcoLife 6-speed automatic transmission, which ensures...
July 14, 2014
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Electrically driven low-floor bus with ZF's AVE 130 low floor axle at the Bus Section during ZF's Trade Press Conference 2014, Aldenhoven, Germany.
ZF hosted a press event at its location in Aldenhoven, Germany.
July 14, 2014
ZF’s workforce expands to approximately 72,600 employees in 2013, an increase of 6 percent from the previous year.
May 4, 2014
First extensive order for the ZF-EcoLife advanced automatic transmission for buses of Russian manufacturers.
Sept. 18, 2013
ZF geared up to produce gear boxes for HRV, LRV, DMU and streetcars for North America. New OEM gear boxes assembled in the Gainesville, Ga. facility will provide ‘Buy America’...
Sept. 22, 2011