ZF Group has announced that the company will be expanding its manufacturing facility in Chakan, near Pune. The company conducted the ground breaking ceremony at its facility recently, and the extension comes four years after the plant first commenced operations in 2015. The extended space at the plant will be used to produce chassis modules, truck and van driveline, as well as powertrain modules for passenger cars. The production at the extended section of the plant will be operational from 2020 onwards.

ZF Group?s Chakan facility is currently spread over 16,770 sq m and is running at full capacity for the commercial vehicle, car powertrain and aftermarket business. The extended section at the production complex will add 4,000 sq m of space by the end of this year to accommodate further production and warehousing activities.