{"id":10857,"date":"2026-05-10T07:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/10857\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T07:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:05:23","slug":"samsungs-harman-agrees-to-acquire-auto-computer-unit-from-zf-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/10857\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s Harman Agrees To Acquire Auto Computer Unit From ZF Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Opening<\/p>\n

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks to Holger Klein, CEO ZF Group, at the ZF stand at the opening of the IAA Mobility international motor show in September. (Photo by Sven Hoppe\/picture alliance via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

dpa\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Harman International said Tuesday it agreed to acquire the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) business of ZF Group.<\/p>\n

The companies said in a statement<\/a> the transaction is valued at 1.5 billion euros ($1.76 billion).<\/p>\n

Harman<\/a>, based in Stamford, Connecticut, is part of South Korea\u2019s Samsung Electronics Co. ZF Group<\/a> is based in Germany.<\/p>\n

The acquisition comes as automakers increasingly are turning vehicles into \u201ccomputers on wheels.\u201d<\/a> The value of electronics in cars and trucks has been increasing.<\/p>\n

Harman says its strategy is to bring \u201cthe speed, intelligence, and intuitive experiences consumers expect from leading technology brands into vehicles, while also meeting the highest standards for automotive safety, reliability, and long-term platform support.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe industry is at an inflection point where safety, intelligence, and in-cabin experience must come together through a unified computing architecture,\u201d Christian Sobottka, chief executive officer and president of Harman\u2019s Automotive Division, said in the statement.<\/p>\n

At ZF Group, \u201cWe have found the ideal partner to fully unlock the growth and innovation potential of our ADAS business,\u201d Mathias Miedreich, CEO of the company said in the statement. \u201cAt the same time, this deal makes an important contribution to reducing our company\u2019s debt and allows us to focus our resources on the core technologies in which ZF is a global leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samsung acquired Harman in 2017. The South Korean company said since that deal it has increased its audio and automotive business to $11 billion from $7 billion. <\/p>\n

Harman \u201cwill further expand its technology foundation to deliver safer, more intelligent, and more intuitive in-vehicle experiences,\u201d Young Sohn, board chairman of Harman and senior advisor, Samsung Electronics, said in the statement.<\/p>\n

About 3,750 ZF Group employees will move to Harman when the deal is completed. Harman and ZF said the transaction is expected to completed in the second half of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n

When the acquisition is complete, Harman plans to merge ZF\u2019s ADAS capabilities into its operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks to Holger Klein, CEO ZF Group, at the ZF stand at the opening…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[8234,1588,8232,127,2238,223,8233],"class_list":{"0":"post-10857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-samsung","8":"tag-computers-on-wheels","9":"tag-electronics","10":"tag-harman-international","11":"tag-samsung","12":"tag-samsung-electronics-co","13":"tag-samsung-group","14":"tag-zf-group"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}