In the ETM publishing house’s The Best Commercial Vehicles and Brands 2014 readers’ choice, ZF experienced a double success: taking first place for the tenth consecutive year in the ‘commercial vehicle transmission’ product group. In the ‘retarder’ category, the readers chose the ZF-Intarder as the winner.
Andreas Moser, Head of Market Domain in the Commercial Vehicle Technology Division of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, receives the prize at the award ceremony in Stuttgart.
In the readers’ choice of the ‘lastauto omnibus’, ‘trans aktuell’, and ‘Fernfahrer’ trade journals, which is supervised by a notary, ZF defended its top positions. Since the introduction of the best brands choice ten years ago, the company’s products such as the AS Tronic automatic transmission system for trucks and buses or the EcoLife 6-speed automatic transmission for buses keep showing up on the winners’ podium. Over 61% of the readers remained impressed by ZF’s automatic and manual truck and bus transmissions in 2014 and voted it as the best brand in the commercial vehicle transmission category. In addition, the Intarder convinced the readers in the retarder category. This almost wear-free hydrodynamic auxiliary brake makes transport safer and more economical.
“We are delighted by the continuous top ranking,” Andreas Moser, Head of the Axle & Transmission Systems for Buses & Coaches business unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, has said. “The fact that manufacturers, fleet operators, and drivers continue to esteem our products confirms that we always define the right focus for our development and production,” he added.
