Mickael Leon, plant manager at Brest, added: "Brest has been our global centre of excellence for radar systems since the turn of the century. Our ongoing investment in the plant shows our commitment to the technology - one where we anticipate significant volume increases as the market adoption of active safety and automated driving systems continues to accelerate.

"Furthermore, we have an exceptionally skilled workforce in Brest which has increased by nearly 30 percent over the last 18 months. We are investing further in our engineering resources as this area of the business continues to expand.

ZF TRW has designed and developed radar in Brest since 1999 and started production with its first generation system in 2002. Since then, the company has launched radar on multiple global passenger car and truck platforms, and with the AC1000 family it is entering its fifth generation.

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