News 2010

In May 2009 the Engineering Service Provider GIF - Gesellschaft für Industrieforschung mbH - headquartered in Alsdorf, Germany - established "GIF North America LLC" in Alexandria, USA. Due to the central location GIF has the ability to support the continuously rising number of customers in the USA with an own sales and support organisation for transmission development.

GIF North America is managed by Mr. Peter Hartmann.

"The technological change in the American automotive industry contains a huge potential for our new energy-saving powertrain concepts", Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Rohs said, chairman of GIF management. "With Mr. Hartmann we won an international expert with a wealth of technical and political experience in the automotive industry."

GIF North America can employ 25 years of experience of the world wide biggest service provider for independent transmission development with more than 500 employees and operating 120 powertrain test benches.

For further information please contact Mr. Hartmann directly, tel.: +1-703-671-1277 or peter.hartmann@gif.net.