ZF Hero Chassis Systems Pvt. Ltd. the 50:50 JV of ZF India Pvt. Ltd. and Hero Motors Ltd. formally inaugurated a new plant in Oragadam, Kanchipuram district on the outskirts of Chennai city on September 25, 2015. The new facility will assemble front and rear chassis systems for passenger cars. It has a plot size of 7,200 (approx. 75,000 Sq. feet) square meters.

In accordance with the local-for-local concept, ZF Hero wants to provide its customers with products from local production wherever possible. Equally, design-to-market considerations play an important role in this regard. ZF engineers are located in the new plant in order to specifically meet the requirements of its customers.

Sharing his views on the development Uwe Cossman, Head of Car Chassis Technology Division from ZF "We are really happy to be a part of this endeavor and value our partnership with BMW Group. We serve our customer best by handling the complete value stream - from the part manufacturer until the delivery of the complete axle system. ZF will keep delivering quality and innovative products to all its partners in India and globally".

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