The world’s number-one passenger automobile chassis supplier, ZF, forecasts that by the tip of the last decade it is going to have 33 % world market share of chassis enterprise and its passenger automobile chassis merchandise will obtain 4.8 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in gross sales, an organization govt stated.
The German auto components provider is driving progress by leveraging the strategic worth of chassis programs fueled by E-mobility, software-defined autos, and automatic driving.
The corporate held a Chassis Tech Day on Thursday to showcase its technological achievements and strategic structure within the sector.
Central to that is ZF’s Chassis 2.0 technique, which makes use of AI-connected actuators to allow new software-driven chassis features, eliminating mechanical hyperlinks.
Peter Holdmann, member of the board of administration of ZF Group and head of the Chassis Options Division, stated: “We’re set to determine market- and technology-leading positions throughout all key segments of our Chassis 2.0 portfolio.”
Key applied sciences underpinning this course of embrace steer-by-wire know-how, which allows extra exact maneuvering, higher stability, security, and optimum responses.
ZF has secured orders from two extra Chinese language automakers, and in Europe ZF will provide Mercedes-Benz with steer-by-wire know-how from 2026.
One other vital know-how is cubiX, software program which coordinates automobile actuators resembling steering, braking, and suspension to enhance smoothness, security, and luxury.
Featured within the Lotus Eletre SUV, cubiX is in mass manufacturing and ZF has since launched the cubiX Tuner.
Philippe Gasnier, head of Growth for the Chassis Options Division at ZF Group, stated: “This immediately meets the important thing wants of shoppers in all markets, significantly within the Asian market, for accelerating improvement processes and decreasing prices.”
In keeping with Alexander Hagele, vice-president of Engineering in Division Chassis Options at ZF Asia Pacific area, ZF’s sensible chassis sensor, which collects knowledge to manage key chassis features, entered mass manufacturing this 12 months for Cadillac’s Celestiq sedan.
Li Yao, head of System Design in Division Chassis Options at ZF Asia Pacific area, stated that in early 2025, the Nio ET9 sedan turned the primary manufacturing automobile in China to function ZF’s steer-by-wire system. It’s not solely the primary in China to finish testing and acquire homologation, however has additionally handed compliance exams and secured homologation in Europe.
With greater than 50 manufacturing websites and 5 R&D facilities in China, ZF has invested 3.5 billion euros over the previous 5 years within the nation, localizing superior applied sciences and exporting Chinese language improvements.
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