Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and the ZF Group has announced that they have signed a global strategic partnership agreement to advance collaboration in aftermarket services, including Service network, battery-related training, connectivity, reuse, etc.
ZF and CATL intend to facilitate the mutual transfer of knowledge and know-how to enable a sustainable ecosystem and thus an attractive mobility experience for everyone.
CATL will increase its global after-sales capacities and efficiency through cooperation with ZF. With more than 10,000 operating partners on the global spare parts market and with its growing products for electric vehicles in OEM quality, ZF is the preferred option for expanding CATL's service network.
As part of the agreement, CATL will provide ZF with extensive know-how in the field of battery training, which will be combined with ZF's DGUV high-voltage training to improve the competitiveness of its training programs and other after-sales services. The two parties also agree to jointly define and improve standards to set the benchmark for the industry.
With the shared vision and mission of sustainability, CATL and ZF also agreed to work together on data connectivity and data reuse.
"The partnership with ZF is an important step in the development of a global, comprehensive value chain for batteries. With the support of the global ZF network, we will continue to expand our global aftermarket service and continue to deliver customer-oriented new energy products to the world, "said Zhou Jia, Managing Director of CATL Trend towards electromobility and avoidance of CO2 emissions. "
"Enabling creative collaboration between companies can drive business innovation. We are proud to be able to complement our competencies in the aftermarket with those of a world leader in the field of new energies. Together with CATL, we will emphasize the global presence and the leading service solutions of the ZF Aftermarket Division even more, "said Dr. Holger Klein, member of the Board of Management of the ZF Group."
We want to drive growth that regenerates our natural environment and improved. ZF assumes corporate responsibility in the field of green energy and low CO2 emissions and is committed to the realization of the future vision of 'no emissions and no accidents.