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Automotive Industry Corporate News
Automotive Industry Corporate News
Automotive industry is much wider than gearbox repairs and new transmission units launched on the market. It is wise to learn about new vehicles from various manufacturers recently introduced on the market, new technologies in modern cars - including Continuously Variable Transmissions, Direct-Shift Gearboxes - as well as automatic transmission fluid that would allow reduction of harmful emissions and many more things!
The industrial giant ZF, mainly specialized in automatic transmissions, also develops innovative solutions for digital mobility future. At the CES-2018 in Las Vegas, the Germans presented several achievements in this area.
Toyota was issued with a patent for a unique mechanical transmission which functions like a common manual gearbox, but automatically drops out of gear and switches to neutral when the vehicle is coasting.
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi,
the world’s top ranked automobile industry union, made a statement about
establishment of a new venture capital fund. The main objective of this
undertaking is to devote approximately $1 bln to advancement of ambitious and
ground-breaking projects related to the automobile business within the next 5
years.
In the beginning of 2018, the British company Aston Martin plans to recall about 5,500 vehicles in the USA. According to Reuters, the cause of this measure is related to issues with wiring and gearbox.