ZF India Private Limited, leading supplier of driveline and chassis technology, has announced the manufacture of the 1000th transmission assembly recently. The company achieved this milestone in August 2011 when the 1000th unit left the production lines at the Pune plant. The plant supplies axles and transmissions of off road vehicles to leading brands like Telcon, Ashok Leyland and John Deere.

ZF India is till date the only production unit in India to assemble fully power shiftable transmissions for backhoes. The crossing of the 1000th transmissions in a short span of 11 months reinstates the growth story of the Indian market and its strategic importance. The company is a participant at Excon India 2011, to be held from 23 to 27 November in Bangalore, and would be presenting its "Innovations of Great Value" in Hall 1 - Booth 1094, German Pavilion.

ZF India Private Limited was founded in early 2007 and has two plants in operation since 2010, one representing Off Road business (Industrial Business Division) and another handling the On Road (Truck Business Division) products. Mr Strebl, Vice President of ZF India's Off Road division, says, "We are continually expanding our product portfolio and the Indian operations would begin local assembly of ZF Wheel Loader Axle line by the year end."

According to the company, the Indian Government's commitment to increasing infrastructure spending will further catalyse the already growing market size, and ZF is set to address the demands through design to market applications with a horizon for local production. "India specific products through Indian production is our key strategy for this voracious market growth" comments Mr Keller, Director Sales IC Business Division.

"An engineering team based out of India in close collaboration with the German R & D base will support the development of the design to market applications. The team will play a pivotal role in identifying the market requirements and aiding in the development of a suitable product portfolio, said Mr Piyush Munot, Director and Head of ZF India.