Rudolf Stark, Executive Vice President of ZF LIFETEC, also sent a congratulatory message: “ZF LIFETEC's move to the new location is not only an important milestone in the company's history, but also a vivid demonstration of our continued commitment to the Asia-Pacific market. The new high-performance headquarters will greatly enhance the company's cross-departmental integration efficiency and become a powerful platform for us to promote innovation, deepen cooperation, expand business, and help ZF LIFETEC create a more brilliant future in the Asia-Pacific region.” At the same time, he also expressed his sincere gratitude to ZF Group Asia Pacific and the government of Anting, Jiading District for their continuous support and care.

Harald Lutz, Senior Vice President Global Engineering, and Carolin Hefner, Vice President of Human Resources, also expressed their congratulations via video.
 

Dr. Nick Song, Vice President of ZF LIFETEC Asia Pacific, said: “The inauguration of the new headquarters building marks a new step forward in the integration of resources and market services, and demonstrates our determination and confidence in exploring and cultivating the Asia-Pacific market. This brand-new building not only creates a modern office environment for our colleagues and promotes the efficient centralization of work processes, but also deeply reflects the company's high expectations for the continued expansion of its business and the development of its talents.”

Shao Gang, Mayor of Anting Town, attended the housewarming ceremony and said, “On behalf of the Party Committee and the government of Anting Town, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to ZF LIFETEC for locating its new headquarters in Jiading Anting. Jiading Anting is the core carrying area for Shanghai to build a world-class automobile industry center and the main battlefield of the world's intelligent networked vehicle innovation highland. The opening of the new headquarters of ZF LIFETEC is a new chapter for the two sides to run in both directions and deepen the cooperation and win-win situation. We expect ZF LIFETEC to deepen its expertise, accelerate the implementation of new technologies, products, and applications, and achieve a higher level of excellence and continuous leadership in the industry.”

ZF LIFETEC's new 9-storey Asia-Pacific headquarters is a bright and spacious 11,228-square-meter office building located at No. 4268 Bao'an Highway, Anting Town. The overall design of the building combines a clean and modern aesthetic with a flexible and efficient office atmosphere, providing a convenient and comfortable working environment for employees. The interior is carefully planned with a product show room and prototype show room, multi-functional meeting rooms, quiet office areas and other office facilities, equipped with height-adjustable lifting desks, as well as gym, cafeteria, coffee bar, nursing room and other employee care facilities. The building is surrounded by greenery and adjacent to parks and rivers, providing a pleasant environment. Supporting facilities are readily available, with parking lots, starred hotels, transportation stops within walking distance, and the Shanghai International Circuit is only 3 kilometers away.

Based on its strong automotive manufacturing industry, Shanghai Jiading continues to explore cutting-edge technologies and innovate business models, and is an important gateway to China's automotive industry. ZF LIFETEC's settlement in Jiading Anting will leverage Jiading's strong business engine in the automotive sector, and combined with its own outstanding leadership in the field of automotive passive safety, will continue to promote industrial upgrading and contribute energy to building an innovation highland for the automotive industry in Jiading.

In March this year, ZF Passive Safety Systems Division was rebranded as “ZF LIFETEC”, marking the brand’s new departure. Subsequently, the production bases in Weihai, Wuhan, Xi'an and other places have also received good news, announcing the commencement of production or ushering in the expansion and upgrading of capacity. Now with the opening of the new ZF LIFETEC Asia Pacific headquarters, ZF LIFETEC is taking on a new attitude to consolidate and expand its leading position in the Asia Pacific market based on its innovation and strength in the entire product portfolio of airbags, seat belts and steering wheel systems.