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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 8-speed GM automatic transmission has
already caused a lot of troubles for the automaker because of some technical
issues. In April 2019, transmission issues eventually led to the court action
against GM, in which car owners complained about numerous transmission problems
and demanded it to be eliminated. Now it seems like GM has found an efficient
solution for issues related to the 8-speed unit.
BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY, a tech-focused service
company for the auto aftermarket, has recently announced the start of a
newly-developed Web site containing special tools and features intended to
expand expertise of technicians in workshops and to provide handy solutions,
which will ensure better standards of services and enhancement of profits.
Recently,
Fords has faced a new class action lawsuit caused by problems with the 10-speed
10R80 automatic transmission installed in Ford F-150 trucks. The case papers
say that transmission defects may lead to emergency situations on the road due
to harsh shifts, jolts, delays and slippages. Despite these claims the carmaker
hasn’t raised the question about possible recalls of trucks or gearbox
replacement.
Recently, Honda has reported that the
Odyssey model will celebrate its 25-year anniversary this year. To mark this
event, the automaker unveiled that all new Odysseys will be equipped with a ten-speed
automatic transmission and an Idle-Stop system. Earlier, these options were
implemented only in the upper-tier models (Touring and Elite trims).
In
recent months, issues with the Powershift DCT transmission in Ford’s Fiesta and
Focus models have become a front-page news of automotive magazines and this
scandal has gained a snowball effect on the American Auto Giant. To address the
problem, Ford has announced the clutch warranty extension on the affected
models by 2 years or 40 thousand miles, to a total of 7 years or 100 thousand
miles.
Despite numerous internet appeals to Toyota to include a manual transmission option for the new Toyota Supra, it seems that the Japanese automaker plans to stick only with the 8-speed automatic solution from ZF. So far, it is unclear whether Toyota will decide to add a gear stick in the future, but fans of manual Supras are excited to know that the American company European Auto Group (EAG) is ready to take up this challenging task.
Porsche owners frequently try to use the
operational capacities of their cars on the road to the fullest extent, thereby
exposing powertrain components to high loads. To keep Porsche cars in perfect
operational conditions, they must be serviced by true professionals. That’s
where specially trained Porsche technicians come into play.
Michelle Hughes, one of thousands of
unlucky owners of Ford Fiesta equipped with a defective Powershift transmission,
was visited by two Ford technicians who wanted to check her car and provide free-of-charge
repair services if needed. At first sight, it seemed absolutely normal, but
later it emerged that one of the technicians was Ford’s top manager who for some
reason didn’t use his real name and position in the company during the meeting
with Ms. Hughes.
MAHLE Powertrain’s site in Michigan has recently obtained accreditation from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a facility compliant with all necessary requirements for conducting emissions certification tests.
Ford Otosan, an auto manufacturing company
jointly established by Ford and the Turkish company Koç Holding, plans to
expand the production of transmission units in Turkey. Not long ago, the
company has finished preparation of testing facilities for heavy-duty transmissions.
Recently, it has transpired that AW Texas, a
U.S. subsidiary of Aisin AW Co., will build a new production site in Cibolo,
Texas that will give numerous workplaces to the region.
Allison Transmission not only invests much
financial resources in new technologies and development of top-quality
automatic transmissions for a wide range of applications, but also pays close
attention to providing a sufficient post-sales support to ensure accurate
operation of Allison’s automatics and to keep customers fully satisfied. That’s
what Allison’s Mobile Training unit is actually doing in Brazil.