Auto Supplier Finishes Plant Expansion

LAPEER, MI-ZF, a leading worldwide automotive supplier of driveline and chassis technology, has opened an 85,000-sf expansion of its facility here. With the expansion, the plant now totals 160,000 sf and will provide suspension components for domestic automakers.

Additionally, it is expected to create 75 to 100 new jobs. ZF has owned the facility since 1999. “This expansion is a key step in our chassis and suspension business within North America,” says Jim Stacey, president and chief operating officer of the chassis technology division. “It allows us to create capacity within the division and prepare for future business.”