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SACHS Clutch Brand Selected Co-Approved Clutch Vendor At Automotive Distribution Network

ZF Services LLC, the strategic aftermarket business unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, has announced that its SACHS clutch brand was recently selected as a Co-Approved Clutch Vendor to the Automotive Distribution Network (ADN).

ZF Services LLC, the strategic aftermarket business unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, has announced that its SACHS clutch brand was recently selected as a Co-Approved Clutch Vendor to the Automotive Distribution Network (ADN).

A "Co-Approved" vendor is supported by the ADN to its membership with pricing services, data warehouse information, Net Intel and marketing support.

ZF Services stated that this is an important step for the company in its growth initiative within the group. ZF Services supplies several product brands to the aftermarket, including SACHS shocks and struts, SACHS clutches, Lemförder chassis components, ZF Parts remanufactured transmissions and components, and STABILUS gas-charged lift supports.

SACHS, a major supplier to the OEMs, is already the clutch supplier of record to numbers of ADN members.

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