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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!
Car manufacturers have faced the problem of
slumping sales caused by changes in the EU's vehicle type approval (VTA) rules.
According to the recent studies, some car brands such as VW, Audi and Nissan may
not be 100% prepared for the implementation of the amended testing procedures.
ZF has
recently presented a variety of technical solutions for large and medium-sized
vehicles at the 15-th international exhibition of commercial vehicles Comtrans
2019 hosted in Moscow.
RepairPal platform, a major provider of auto
repair and maintenance data for customers of auto repair shops, has recently
registered the 2,500th repair shop to its certified network.
Andreas Scheuer, the head of Transport Ministry in Germany, came up with
the idea to introduce amendments into the procedures of obtaining a driver's
license for manual and automatic vehicles.
RepairSmith,
a start-up in the field of car repair and maintenance, recently informed about
the opening of its service facilities in Los Angeles and San Francisco. This
business was founded to offer car owners convenient and efficient car
repair/maintenance services, including honest online pricing, service booking,
and choice of service location.
While
most of car manufacturers gradually drop manual models from their line-ups,
some companies find a great source of income in swapping automatic-only models
in manuals. Thus, the team of bright-minded and enthusiastic engineers from “B
is for Build” came up with the idea to convert a Lamborghini Huracan into a
classic manually-shifted sports car.
Not long ago, Ford took on the obligation on
the warranty extension on the problematic Powershift installed in thousands of
Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta models. Notifications for owners of affected cars
have not been sent out so far, but the American Auto Giant has established a
specific timeline for owners to be notified about their transmission warranty
extensions, namely after Labor Day (on 2 September).
Allison
Transmission has announced about strengthening of cooperation with Bell
Equipment, a major manufacturer of in the off-highway trucks and related
construction equipment based in South Africa. Bell has already been using
Allison’s 4800 ORS for its massive articulated dump trucks (ADT), and the
American transmission supplier has agreed on delivery of its 3400ORS units for Bell’s
B30E trucks. Moreover, both parties have reached an
agreement on prolongation of the partnership agreement that makes Allison the
main supplier of gearbox solutions for the South American company during the
next 5 years.
The
German carmaker VW has informed about the recall of more than 679,000 vehicles
on the US territory to prevent possible rollaway accidents. The problem is
caused by the faulty e-switch in the gear selector, leading to possible
emergency cases when a driver can remove the ignition key without engaging the
car into P gear.
ZF
looks forward to participating in the international repair industry exhibition Automechanika
MIMS 2019, which will be held from 26 to 29 August 2019 in Moscow.
Moran Family of Brands, a well-known US
franchise specialized in a wide range of auto repair services and driver safety
solutions, opened a new location named as Mr. Transmission Milex of Bradenton
(Florida, USA).
Nowadays, it comes as no surprise that sophisticated
automatic transmissions push out classic manual transmission even from sports
car segment, and the Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 is one more example of this
automation trend. But the group of enthusiasts from Concept Z Performance (CZP)
decided to add to the Q60 a key element of the classic sports car – a manual
gear stick.