Corporate Structure

The Active Safety Systems division is responsible for the development and production of steering and braking systems for the automotive industry. Products include Electronic Stability Control, Integrated Brake Control, Electric Park Brakes, Electrically Powered Steering Systems and Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering Systems.

The Car Chassis Technology Division has the overall responsibility for passenger car chassis products applicable for vehicles of up to 6 tons. The divison’s product portfolio comprises everything from chassis components for wheel guidance to complete front and rear axles, including passive and semi-active dampers, as well as electromechanical active chassis systems.

The Electrified Powertrain Technology division bundles the competencies for the increasing electrification of the powertrain in the passenger car driveline sector. As a technology leader, ZF will further expand its leading position and offer all desired powertrain solutions with a comprehensive portfolio for every manufacturer. The key to success here is a range of products from components to systems completely from a single source: flexible and scalable, cross-manufacturer and cross-platform.

The Electronics & ADAS division is responsible for advanced driver assist systems, sensor technologies, integrated electronics including advanced safety domain control units and safety electronics such as airbag electronic control units and crash sensors for the automotive industry.

The Passive Safety Systems division is responsible for the development and production of occupant safety systems for the automotive industry. Products include airbags, airbag inflators, seat belt systems and steering wheels.

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division is helping shape the future of commercial transportation ecosystems. Our mission is to be the preferred global technology partner to the commercial vehicle industry. Powerfully combining ZF’s commercial vehicle systems expertise, extensive technology portfolio and global operations, the division serves the full commercial vehicle industry value chain.  As the automotive industry progresses towards an increasingly autonomous, connected, and electrified (ACE) future, ZF’s CVS division innovates, integrates and supplies components and advanced control systems that help make commercial vehicles and fleets operate more safely and sustainably. CVS unites ZF’s former Commercial Vehicle Technology and Commercial Vehicle Control Systems divisions, the latter being formed following ZF’s acquisition of WABCO in Spring 2020. 

Industrial Technology is the division where ZF bundles its activities for “Off-Road” applications. In addition to the development and production of conventional axles and driveline systems for a wide range of applications, the focus is on electrified or hybrid solutions as well as digital products and services that help make off-road mobility more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more reliable in the future.

The division's diverse product portfolio includes solutions for agricultural and construction machinery as well as for forklifts, special vehicles and rail. The Industrial Technology division is also responsible for the global business in marine propulsion technology, as well as industrial gearboxes and micro mobility solutions. Test systems for all kinds of applications in driveline and chassis technology are also included in the portfolio. And the division is in charge of ZF's activities in wind power technology.

The Aftermarket division is both an architect and pacesetter for the Next Generation Aftermarket and the preferred partner for fleet and aftermarket customers worldwide. ZF Friedrichshafen AG's leading aftermarket and fleet solutions portfolio is built on its strong brands; Lemförder, SACHS, TRW and WABCO. A broad product and service offering, advanced connectivity solutions for digital mobility management and a global service network, support and enhance the performance and efficiency of all vehicle types throughout their life cycle.