Hyderabad gets German tech centre

Hyderabad: Giving a further boost to Hyderabad’s image as a technology hub, German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen AG has decided to set up a new technical centre  in the city. The centre will be dedicated to electronics-embedded software and mechanical engineering and will support ZF's global development teams.

The company has signed a letter of intent with the Telan-gana government on Thursday. “It will be fully operational by 2017, and is expected to employ 2,500 engineers by 2020,” the company said.