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05-09-2007
On
September 3, the Donation Ceremony was held
ceremoniously, in which ZF donated 50 sets of
super low floor axles to Beijing Public Transport
Corporation (BPTC) for the first larger fleet
of electric driven buses to be put into operation
now. Dr. Manfred Schwab, Chairman of ZF Asia-Pacific
Board and member of ZF Board and Mr. Rainer
Klemm, Vice President of ZF for Bus Axles Division
delivered warm speech to mark this important
event.
Manfred Schwab(L),
Chairman of ZF Asia-Pacific Board transfered
bus axles to Zhang Guoguang(R), Manager of Beijing
Public Transport Corporation
China is recognized as one of the place where
things change fastest. As the capital of China,
Beijing achieved great developments in a breathtaking
short period of time and installed one of the
most modern and sophisticated BRT-Systems in
the world. During this period, ZF acted as a
reliable partner in the challenge to solve the
growing need for environmental friendly, safe
and comfortable public transportation.
Feng Xingfu(R),
Vice Manager of Beijing Public Transport Corporation
Awarded the Medal of "Best Quality"
to Liao Liheng(L), Manager of ZF(Suzhou)
Already
in 1983 ZF has started the production of the
Portal-Axle which is the basis and back-bone
of modern full low-floor buses in the world
since then. More than 100,000 buses are meanwhile
equipped with modern low-floor-axle technology
from ZF in highly populated areas and megacities
around the globe. Since 2002 most modern full
low floor buses have been installed in Beijing
with latest ZF-low floor axle technology. At
the end of this year, more than 2500 buses will
be put in service with ZF-axle, steering and
partly also transmission technology.
Manfred Schwab,
Chairman of ZF Asia-Pacific Board addressed
on the ceremony
ZF
is the expert in the field of driveline and
chassis technology. Donated this time, the front
axle system for city bus RL 85A and rear axle
system for city bus AV 132 are the two ZF mature
products with customer oriented, safety, and
comfortable features. The low floor front axle
system RL 85A with disc brakes and optimally
tuned suspension and spring system is available
for vehicle widths from 2.3 to 2.6 meters. It
is high robustness and easy maintenance and
provides without limiting driving comfort. ZF
offers the AV 132 as an axle system. Apart from
the axle with disc or brakes, this includes
all components needed for suspension, springs
and damping, as well as ABS/ ASR and brake wear
sensor. It offer greater passenger comfort and
facilitate swift boarding and exiting.
Headquartered
in Germany, ZF is now for close to 100 years
a technological word leader in products serving
the mobility of human beings and goods. Innovations
in driveline and chassis technology provide
increased driving dynamics, safety, comfort
and economy to all kind of vehicles, from passenger
cars, buses to heavy construction machinery.
With the establishment of ZF Drivetech in Suzhou,
ZF recognized the opportunities in China and
was the first one to provide a turn-key solution
for the bus market. As of January 01 of this
year, ZF has started production of the front
axle RL 85A in Hongzhou and all the buses delivered
in 2007 to BPTC are already having the ZF axle
made in China.
The
donation event is full in line with ZF strategy.
ZF main priority is to meet its customers needs
by using leading technology, quality and service.
The ceremony signs not only a very important
step in the development of BPTC, but also very
important milestone in the cooperation between
ZF and BPTC.
Rainer Klemm,
Vice President of ZF for Bus Axles Division
delivered warm speech
Facts
and Figures
Today
ZF employs 55.000 people in 120 factories around
the world, generated an annual sale of more
than 11,659 million Euros in 2006. Already in
1980 ZF began to develop relationship with China.
Today ZF has 1 regional headquarter with an
Engineering Center, 18 production companies,
2 sales & service companies with 7 branches
and 34 after sales service points here in the
great country and employs more than 4000 people
in China.
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Editor:Ida.Zhang
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