The collaboration between ZF and NovaGroup goes back more than 25 years, when Massimo Pellegrino, now Aftermarket Director for the Italian market at ZF, began working with Vittorio Amura and Grupo IDIA. Since then, the shared journey has grown and strengthened:
«We followed the evolution up to NovaGroup, immediately recognizing the concreteness of the vision and the value of the people».
ZF is a multinational company with over a century of history and more than 3,000 patents registered every year. Today it is recognized worldwide for its technology and for iconic products such as automatic transmissions, «a synonym for quality» according to Pellegrino. In NovaGroup, ZF has found a partner with whom it shares deep values: «There is mutual respect, both professional and human, which makes this collaboration unique».
What makes the difference, according to Pellegrino, is NovaGroup’s ability to innovate while staying rooted in personal relationships: «It is made up of family-owned companies that value relationships, but at the same time it has been able to unite traditional distribution and second-level distribution through FENCAR, with a modern and concrete approach».
A model that, at the beginning, appeared revolutionary even in the eyes of suppliers, but today has proven successful. «The vision of NovaGroup – Pellegrino notes – is something many did not have back then, and still do not have today».
And if he had to sum up this long-standing partnership in a single phrase, Pellegrino has no doubts: «A loyal and real collaboration».
For both companies, this partnership represents not only the sharing of values and strategies, but also a constant commitment to innovation and development. A relationship that looks to the future with the same concreteness and trust that has made it strong over the years.
