ZF says it will continue working with a well-known Australian motorsport name
Australian motorsport legend Craig Lowndes is set to continue his long-standing relationship with ZF into a second decade.
The seven-time Bathurst 1000 winners has signed on to represent the company across all market segments.
Since 2013, Lowndes has been a representative of ZF’s SACHS brand as a technical and product expert, after extensively relying upon a range of SACHS-engineered shock absorbers and clutches in his storied competition career.
That emphasis on the passenger vehicle market will now switch to an all-encompassing partnership, which will see Lowndes move into a ZF Technical and Product Expert role, that also focusses on the company’s diverse offerings in commercial vehicles, marine products, rail and more.
This is of major significance and will allow ZF another platform to showcase its award winning, and ever evolving cutting edge technologies and products as the world transitions towards e-mobility solutions.
“For me, it is great to be continuing to represent ZF and its various brands in an expanded role as the ZF Technical and Product Expert,” says Lowndes.
“Over the years, it has been fantastic to work so closely with the ZF team, the distributors of their products and end customers.
“It’s been great to see the company grow in this time, and how they have stayed ahead of the curve with some incredible technology advancements.
“The wide array of products in different fields that ZF produce is really impressive, and I can’t wait to continue to tell the story of how these innovations are shaping the future.”
For ZF, the move to extend the long-standing partnership was simple.
“Throughout the past decade, Craig has become a part of the family here at ZF, and we are proud to continue our relationship,” says Mark Lowe, Managing Director at ZF Group Oceania.
“Craig brings an incredible level of authenticity and credibility to the role – he has an impressive understanding of how complex automotive systems work, thanks to his early life as a motor mechanic and more recently through the engineering expertise he earned in his racing career.
“With his continued involvement in motorsport and on TV, his influence across a broad cross-section of the community continues to place him as a fan favourite and a household name.
“By leading the ZF Technical Expert campaign, Craig has the knowledge and skillset to add real substance to the program, plus the ability to amplify it to a much larger audience of workshops around the country.”