ZF Friedrichshafen AG is setting up its first ever India Technology Centre in Hyderabad. Dedicated to software and mechanical engineering, the new centre is expected to support ZF’s global development teams while making it easier for the company to accelerate the localisation content in product development according to Dr. Stefan Sommer, CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. “This new facility is a significant investment for ZF in India,” averred Sommer. “We are harnessing the skilled talent pool that India has to offer in order to develop superior technology solutions for our global as well as local customers,” he added. In a bid to reinforce the group’s global Research and Development (R&D) footprint, sources at ZF claim the centre could be made fully operational by 01, January 2017.