FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY — ZF Group has signed an investment agreement with the Guangzhou Huadu District Government to build a new plant for electronics and advanced driver assistance (ADAS) products in Guangzhou.

Construction of the new plant will start as of 2023, with mass production scheduled for 2025.

According to the plan from ZF, investment for Phase I of the new plant covers a planned acreage of 12,000m2, and will feature an Industry 4.0 electronics manufacturing and assembly areas with anti-static, constant temperature and humidity features, meeting Class 100,000 cleanroom standards.

It will also include production support facilities such as warehousing, IT, maintenance, laboratories, and modern office space that meets ZF Office 3.0 standards, with a total staff at planned capacity of 700 people. The new plant will cover four product lines: advanced driver assist systems, HPC, safety electronics and chassis control.

“ZF is accelerating its transformation and leading future mobility through new technologies,” said Dr. Holger Klein, member, deputy chairman of the Board of Management, ZF Group, “We are doubling down on China and upgrading the Chinese automotive industry, playing an increasingly important role in an open ecosystem.”

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