AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2026--
In recognition of Global Reman Day, ZF Aftermarket highlights how its reman portfolio helps customers maximize mobility uptime while supporting sustainability goals and strengthening supply chain resilience. Through controlled, standardized industrial processes that return used components to as-new condition, ZF provides a dependable alternative to new parts without compromising quality or performance.
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“Remanufacturing is a powerful example of a true triple win in action-reducing environmental impact, deepening collaboration with our OEM partners, and providing high-quality, cost-effective solutions for our customers... all while reinforcing long-term value for our organization,” said Chris Battershell, Vice President of ZF Aftermarket Region, North America. “It reduces waste, raw material use, energy consumption and CO₂ emissions, while strengthening supply chain resilience, improving parts availability with the latest technology, and delivering a more affordable, like-new solution.”
As a high‑technology, customer‑focused mobility partner, ZF supports the entire vehicle lifecycle, from original equipment to the aftermarket. Through its ZF Aftermarket division, the company delivers a broad portfolio of high‑quality components and services designed to enhance the reliability of both conventional and advanced vehicles.
Designed for Remanufacturing, Built to Maximize Uptime
Reman has long been integral to ZF’s DNA, providing regional control and stability amid ongoing global supply chain disruptions. By restoring core components and expanding parts availability for aging vehicle parts, ZF supports faster repairs, reduces waste and lowers the energy and materials required when compared to producing entirely new parts.
A key pillar of ZF’s strategy is “Design for Reman.” Because many sustainability and lifecycle outcomes are set early in product development, ZF collaborates with OE customers to incorporate remanufacturing considerations from the start, supporting durability, repairability and multiple lifecycles.
The cornerstone of ZF’s North American remanufacturing network, which includes five facilities, is the company’s Vernon Hills facility. Spanning 289,000 square feet and employing nearly 300 team members, the site supports a diverse portfolio, including transmissions, mechatronics and torque converters, for brands such as ZF, SACHS and TRW. The facility’s local-for-local approach helps reduce long-distance shipping and enables faster, more responsive support for regional distributors and workshops.
For customers and partners, reman delivers measurable value on multiple levels. It improves parts availability and lower repair cost solutions for aging vehicle populations, strengthens supply chain resilience through regional production, and reduces environmental impact by lowering material and energy use. The result is a reliable, like‑new solution that benefits customers, supports sustainability objectives and reinforces long‑term business performance.
“Remanufacturing is an important component to the circular economy and sustainability. ZF is constantly striving to extend our capabilities for current and future-facing technologies, ultimately driving new aftermarket solutions and the industry forward,” added Battershell.
Inspiring the Next Generation
Global Reman Day also provides an opportunity to spotlight skilled manufacturing careers. In recognition of the day, ZF is hosting limited, site-based educational activities that give participants a hands-on look at how remanufacturing works, from inspection and cleaning through reassembly and testing.
For more information about ZF Aftermarket’s remanufacturing portfolio and sustainability initiatives, please click here.
About ZF
ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial technology. Its comprehensive product range is primarily aimed at vehicle manufacturers, mobility providers, and start-up companies in the fields of transportation and mobility. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate as well as enhancing safe mobility. Alongside the automotive sector – passenger cars and commercial vehicles – ZF also serves market segments such as construction and agricultural machinery, wind power, marine propulsion, rail drives and test systems.
With some 153,000 employees worldwide, ZF reported sales of €38.8 billion in fiscal 2025.
The company operates 162 production locations in 29 countries.
As one of the leading companies in the aftermarket industry, ZF bridges the gap between today's and tomorrow's needs by delivering what workshops, distributors, and fleets require across the board. With strong OE links and industry partnerships, ZF Aftermarket not only caters to today's vehicles but also anticipates future market trends. Leveraging extensive experience and specialized knowledge, ZF Aftermarket provides innovative solutions through its deep and broad portfolio of trusted brands ZF, LEMFÖRDER, SACHS, TRW and WABCO that Maximize Uptime - boosting productivity, reducing waste, and driving business performance. The role of ZF Aftermarket is to support customers' success by delivering high-quality products, comprehensive services, and advanced ecosystem solutions that ensure operations run smoothly.
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ZF Aftermarket Marks Global Reman Day 2026 with Focus on Sustainability, Mobility Uptime and Supply Chain Resilience
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem as he became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game.
Chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!” echoed through the arena as Avery Wilson sang “The Star-Spangled Banner," but they they gave way to boos moments later as Trump was displayed on the jumbo screens giving a military salute. The jeers ended when the U.S. flag followed him on the screens, and fans cheered when New York Knicks players were shown. Mentions of the San Antonio Spurs also elicited vociferous boos.
The president was unfazed. “It was, I think, mostly cheers,” he told reporters after the game before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. “It was loud, and it was very enthusiastic.”
Trump watched Game 3 from Knicks owner James Dolan’s suite, along with granddaughter Kai, personal adviser Boris Epshteyn and Cabinet secretaries Lee Zeldin, Sean Duffy and Doug Burgum. He sat next to Dolan for the first quarter and spent part of the second talking to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman.
Trump’s Marine One helicopter flew from his home in New Jersey and landed near Wall Street before his motorcade made its way up through Manhattan and to the arena roughly an hour before tipoff. He encountered a handful of people making rude gestures, and outside the area, one group held signs saying “Trump must go.”
He settled into Dolan's suite shortly afterward.
During the afternoon before Trump's arrival, the New York Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service set up a large perimeter surrounding Madison Square Garden. Fans lined up to get inside the arena more than four hours before tipoff, in a scene more closely resembling New Year’s Eve in Times Square than the usual leadup to a basketball game.
They were required to provide a ticket or pass to get past various checkpoints, along with going through a Transportation Security Administration-style magnetometer. Secret Service personnel and police were positioned at every corner and in large numbers. Daily commuters, tourists visiting Manhattan and fans were all confounded at various times as they tried to maneuver the security.
After traveling from his home in Florida for the game, Knicks fan Greg Weldon said the main inconvenience faced so far has been the lack of information.
“We’ve asked so many cops, secret service, guys with machine guns, what to do, where should we go,” he said. “Nobody knows.”
Knicks coach Mike Brown and Spurs counterpart Mitch Johnson downplayed any concept of being inconvenienced by the closures and enhanced security because of Trump.
“There’s a lot going on, and I’d much rather be a part of it than not,” Johnson said.
With security stepped up, a watch party outside was canceled, and ticket-holders were not allowed to bring bags inside the Garden. Fans had gathered near the arena to watch games during this playoff run, during which the Knicks have won 13 games in a row to reach the final for the first time since 1999 and move two victories from their first NBA title since 1973.
“We are looking forward to bringing back watch parties for Game 4,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference Monday. "But I think New Yorkers are used to presidents coming to town, and they understand that that generally means lockdowns of areas and that’s what you’re going to see tonight at the Garden.”
The Knicks’ streak was broken Monday night, with the Spurs winning 115-111. Game 4 will be played Wednesday night at the Garden.
This is the latest major sporting event Trump has attended during his time as president, and the security measures have created major hassles for fans.
Thousands of fans missed the start of last year’s U.S. Open men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner because of lengthy security lines. Even though the U.S. Tennis Association pushed back the start of the match by a half-hour, many fans still couldn’t get in because added measures meant that they had to go through screening not only when they arrived at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center but again in front of the steps into Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Trump watched from a suite.
Federal law enforcement officials have been reexamining Trump’s security in light of three incidents in the past two years: a shooting at a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania; the discovery of a man armed with a rifle as Trump played golf in West Palm Beach, Florida, later that year; and the recent shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Asked Sunday his thoughts on Trump attending, Knicks center Mitchell Robinson said: “Cool, I guess. We can still get out there and play (no matter) who’s here and who’s not.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other dignitaries were also at the game, as were Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter and two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning of the Giants.
It was already hard enough for Knicks fans to get inside Madison Square Garden because of astronomical ticket prices. The get-in price for a ticket is higher than the average cost of monthly rent in New York, surging over $5,000.
The best seats were listed for tens of thousands of dollars. Mamdani said he bought his ticket, which he said was standing-room-only, for about $1,000 directly from Madison Square Garden.
The difficulty of seeing the game in-person has prompted fans to crowd bars, streets and watch parties all over the city. The watch party near the Garden has become a major event all through the playoffs, but with Trump attending, that event was moved a few blocks away outside the security perimeter, at Bryant Park.
“We improvise,” said Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who is a New York native. "We're New Yorkers. We’re going to find a way to watch a game, and that’s what we’re doing.”
AP Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney contributed to this report.
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President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, early Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump talks with Knicks owner James Dolan during Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. Secret Service agents and a U.S. Marine brace against the downdraft as a support helicopter lands before Marine One with President Donald Trump aboard, at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport at Pier 6 in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump gestures during the National Anthem as he attends an NBA Finals playoff basketball game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026, with Kai Trump, left. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump gestures during the National Anthem as he attends an NBA Finals playoff basketball game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026, with Kai Trump, left, Knicks owner James Dolan and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, right. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
NYPD officers escort the motorcade of President Donald Trump outside of Madison Square Garden ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Monday, June 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
New York Knicks fans wait in line to enter Madison Square Garden ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Monday, June 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
Madison Square Garden ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Monday, June 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
Secret Service agents stand guard in front of Madison Square Garden ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Monday, June 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
The motorcade of President Donald Trump arrives to Madison Square Garden ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Monday, June 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
A Secret Service agent stands watch outside Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026, as President Donald Trump is set to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Security fencing is set up outside of Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026, as President Donald Trump is set to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Security is set up outside of Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026, as President Donald Trump is set to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
FILE - President Donald Trump, center, attends the men's singles final at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sept. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
A traveler tries to navigate the area as stringent security measures are set up outside of Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, June 8, 2026, as President Donald Trump is set to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
FILE - Donald Trump, right, talks to an unidentified man from the stands at Madison Square Garden during the New York Knicks game against the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 11, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
President Donald Trump speaks at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wis., Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Glen Stubbe)
