STORY: German automotive supplier ZF aims high in Chinese market
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 10-11, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:44
LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany
CATEGORY: INDUSTRY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Automechanika
2. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILIPPE COLPRON, Head of aftermarket division at ZF

STORYLINE:

A leading German automotive supplier aims high in the Chinese market, as China sees huge expansion and renewal of its auto parc.

Philippe Colpron, head of the aftermarket division at ZF, made the remarks while attending Automechanika, a trade fair for the aftermarket sector of the auto industry, in Frankfurt, Germany.

SOUNDBITE (English): PHILIPPE COLPRON, Head of aftermarket division at ZF
"It (China) is very relevant. We need to have a presence in China. It's undeniable. And we need not just have a presence, we need to have high growth with the economic development and e-mobility development of China. I think commercial vehicles are incredibly important as well in the Chinese market. We see the huge expansion and renewal of the (auto) parc. ZF is very happy with the high content that we have and using this for the Chinese market."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Frankfurt, Germany.
(XHTV)