ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Summary

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is an enterprise^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• ZF Friedrichshafen AG was a member of International Association of Public Transport^[3].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG was a member of Stiftung Bildungspakt Bayern^[4].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG was a member of Federal Association of the German Security and Defence Industry^[5].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG was a member of Domanic institute for nagpur^[6].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG was a member of German Road Safety Council^[7].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG was a member of Verband der Automobilindustrie^[8].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG is in the country of Germany^[9].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG is in the country of DE^[10].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[11].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's instance of is recorded as automotive supplier^[12].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's founder is recorded as Ferdinand von Zeppelin^[13].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG is owned by Zeppelin Foundation^[14].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG followed ZF Sachs^[15].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's headquarters location is recorded as Friedrichshafen^[16].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's child organization or unit is recorded as ZF Friedrichshafen (Belgium)^[17].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's child organization or unit is recorded as ZF Friedrichshafen (Japan)^[18].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's child organization or unit is recorded as ZF Automotive Czech^[19].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's child organization or unit is recorded as ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH^[20].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Q136703500^[21].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's Commons category is recorded as ZF Friedrichshafen^[22].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's industry is recorded as automotive industry^[23].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's industry is recorded as rail industry^[24].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's industry is recorded as Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy^[25].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's industry is recorded as machinery industry and plant construction^[26].
• ZF Friedrichshafen AG's industry is recorded as vehicle construction^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900CAYOWB8YIG7X25^[28]

• Registered legal name: Zf Friedrichshafen AG^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 6QQB^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1921-06-24^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-10-02^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-08-31^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-29^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5299000J2N45DDNE4Y28^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000355^[40]

• Authority entity ID: HRB 630206^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

ZF Friedrichshafen AG's founder is recorded as Ferdinand von Zeppelin^[13]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1915^[43] and 1921-06-24^[44]. Its location of formation is recorded as Friedrichshafen^[45].

Identity

ZF Friedrichshafen AG followed ZF Sachs^[15].

Operations

ZF Friedrichshafen AG's headquarters location is recorded as Friedrichshafen^[16]. Subsidiaries include ZF Friedrichshafen (Belgium)^[17]; ZF Friedrichshafen (Japan)^[18], a business^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 1980^[48], headquartered in Minato^[49]; ZF Automotive Czech^[19], a business^[50], in Czech Republic^[51], founded in 2002^[52], headquartered in Jablonec nad Nisou^[53]; ZF CV Systems Hannover GmbH^[20], an enterprise^[54], in Germany^[55], headquartered in Hanover^[56]; and Q136703500^[21].

Industry

Industries include automotive industry^[23], rail industry^[24], Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy^[25], machinery industry and plant construction^[26], vehicle construction^[27], and weapons industry^[57].

Ownership

ZF Friedrichshafen AG is owned by Zeppelin Foundation^[14].

Why It Matters

ZF Friedrichshafen AG ranks in the top 4% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,284 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]