BERLIN, July 10 (Xinhua) — The powertrain components of Daimler's new electric SUV, the EQC, will come from German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG, announced Wolf-Henning Scheider, chief executive officer (CEO) of ZF, in an interview with the newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung on Wednesday.
Germany's third largest automotive supplier will provide the “complete driveline module” for Daimler's EQC family, from electric motors to single-gear transmissions with differentials, as well as the control software, Scheider explained.
The order placed by Daimler was “an important milestone,” Scheider said, but did not specify the volume of the powertrain order. It is up to Daimler to reveal any “details” of the deal, he said.
Last week, ZF already announced its “second largest single order” by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for eight-speed automatic transmissions, which “feature an integrated electric drive for hybrid variants.”
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