VERNON HILLS, Ill. – ZF Services, the strategic aftermarket business unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG announce that effective Aug. 1, the company’s American location in Vernon Hills, Ill. –  ZF Services LLC –  will assume responsibility for the independent aftermarket sales and distribution of ZF Lenksysteme passenger car products in North America.
 
ZF Services and ZF Lenksysteme GmbH – a 50/50 joint venture between ZF and Robert Bosch GmbH – have restructured their collaborative efforts on a global basis. ZF Services assumes the responsibility for the international IAM business for steering gears, steering pumps and steering columns. ZF Lenksysteme GmbH will focus on its core competencies of production and remanufacturing.
 
ZF Lenksysteme passenger car products were previously sold by ZF Steering Systems LLC in Florence, Ky. As a result of the restructured collaboration, ZF Lenksysteme will become the fifth product brand available from ZF Services.
 
With ZF Lenksysteme products being distributed by ZF Services, the company says the market will benefit from improved pricing, which will make selling OE-quality racks and pumps a great value to shop owners and technicians. Along with market competitive pricing, ZF Services has expanded the current available line with 50 new SKUs previously unavailable, covering some of today’s most popular European applications.
 
Customers can take advantage of the new pricing and coverage while bundling their shipments of all of the products provided by ZF Services: SACHS Shocks and Clutches, Lemförder Chassis, ZF Transmission Products and Stabilus Lift Supports.
 
For more information about ZF Lenksysteme gears, racks or pumps contact your ZF Lenksysteme authorized distributor, sales representative or visit www.zf.com/us.