All systems go at Schaeffler

DTM drive by wire

E-mobility is increasingly changing Schaeffler from a component manufacturer to a full-system supplier. Matthias Zink, CEO of the company’s Automotive Technologies division, talks to Ralf Bretting and Pascal Nagel about how the supplier is preparing for the powertrain mix of the future and why the discussion about electrification could do with more honesty

We are already using many synergies today. These have always existed, especially between the two automotive divisions. But we want to dovetail even more closely with the industrial unit. One example is our hydrogen growth initiative for automotive and industrial applications. Based on our manufacturing and industrialisation competence, we consider this topic a great growth opportunity. Schaeffler components and systems can be applied both in hydrogen fuel cells as well as in the production of hydrogen through electrolysis.

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