Robert Frittrang, Managing Director, BMW Plant Chennai said, "At the BMW Group, efficiency and quality are of utmost importance. BMW Plant Chennai takes pride in producing cars that have the same international quality standards as any of the BMW Group production and assembly facilities worldwide.

"ZF Hero Chassis Systems has established itself as a leader in automotive components. The cars rolling out of BMW Plant Chennai now have axles supplied by ZF Hero Chassis Systems. Our partnership is off to a successful start and we are confident that through our partnership, we will continue to deliver best-in-class premium products in the Indian market."

ZF Hero Chassis System continues to champion the "close to customer" and "Low-cost; High-quality" offering for global OEM in an Indian setting. ZF Hero has been present with GM India at their locations in Talegaon and Halol and now for BMW at Chennai. We believe in providing the best configured solution of Quality, Cost and Delivery to our customers", said Mr. Pankaj Munjal, Chairman of Hero Motors Ltd. who was present on the occasion.

"This is already the 3rd facility for ZF Chassis Systems in the region serving BMW Group", reported Michael Guempel, Head of the Region South-East-Asia / India / Pacific, "which is a testimony about superb quality and delivery performance. We are honored by this trust in us and are committed to demonstrate continuously our proven capabilities."

Speaking on the occasion, Suresh KV, Country Head of ZF in India & Head of ZF India Pvt. Ltd., said, "The new facility in Chennai is a testament of our commitment to India and to be present in closer proximity to our customers and cater to the needs of the local market.

"From the new plant, we will support our customers with our innovative products and technology. We want to use our global expertise and experience to provide customized solutions for the Indian market and therefore consolidate our global market position."
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