its all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee (KL) midsized crossover utility vehicle. 2013: ZF Opens Passenger Car Transmission Plant in the U.S. 2014: Acquires American auto parts manufacturer TRW Automotive for $13.5 billion. 2015: Acquires industrial gears and wind turbine gearbox segment from Bosch Rexroth (previously Lohmann & Stolterfoht). 2019: ZF to acquire software specialist for occupant recognition. 2019: ZF to acquire global auto part manufacturer WABCO. 2019: ZF to provide the entire electric powertrain of Mercedes EQC. 2020: ZF completes acquisition of WABCO, which will be integrated into ZF as its Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Division. Products ZF Friedrichshafen products include automatic and manual transmissions for cars, trucks, buses and construction equipment; chassis components (ball joints, tie rods, cross-axis joints, stabiliser bars, control arms); shock absorbers and suspension struts; electronic damping systems including Continuous Damping Control (CDC), Active Roll Stabilization (ARS); clutches; torque converters; differentials; axle drives; and industrial drives. ZF products include driveline technology (automatic, manual, servo, automated manual, special transmission, driveline components, rubber-metal technology, transfer case, hybrid system) chassis technology (chassis components and modules, steering technology, suspension systems) additional technologies (electronic/software, diagnostic systems, precision plastic technology, lubricants) Axle systems and drops Applications Cars, trucks, buses & coaches, light commercial vehicles, off-road equipment, rail vehicles, helicopters, motorcycles, lift trucks, machine and system construction, test systems, civil mobile, cranes, and special marine, military and agricultural vehicles and machines. In the ZF Lenksysteme division (a 50:50 joint venture between ZF and Bosch), steering systems and components are produced, including steering columns, gears and pumps; Electric Power Steering (EPS); and Active Steering. With the rise in popularity of the automatic transmission in buses, ZF introduced the ZF AS Tronic. The company also manufactures manual and automatic truck and bus transmissions. ZF transmissions are the ones used most commonly in buses. The Ecomat automatic transmission range which was introduced in 1980, is frequently used in buses. ZF Lemförder and ZF Sachs AG are all divisions/business units of ZF, specialising in original equipment and aftermarket solutions for the automotive industry. ZF-TRW ZF-TRW Automotive, headquartered in Livonia, Michigan USA operations primarily surrounding the design, manufacture and sale of safety systems. It operated approximately 200 facilities with 66,100 employees in 26 vehicle-producing countries. ZF-TRW was acquired in 2015 and now is the 'Active & Passive Safety Technology' division. Business development In 1999, the steering systems division was made separate and became the new ZF Lenksysteme GmbH, an