ZF Group North America to Construct Transmission Plant in South Carolina

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--ZF Group North American Operations Incorporated (ZF Group NOA) (Northville, Michigan) plans to construct a $350 million manufacturing plant in Laurens, South Carolina. The plant will produce fuel-efficient automatic transmissions for the passenger-car and light-truck markets.

Construction on the state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2011 and be finished by the first quarter of 2012. The new transmission plant is expected to employ 900 workers by 2015. Hiring is anticipated to begin in early 2012 for skilled positions, including CNC operators, assemblers, and production and logistics staff.

ZF Group NOA chose Walbridge (Detroit, Michigan) to act as general contractor.

ZF Group NOA is the North American arm of German company ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany), one of the world's leading automotive industry suppliers, specializing in driveline and chassis technologies. With a workforce of about 60,000 employees, ZF operates 119 plants in 25 countries.

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