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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!
Recently, Raybestos Powertrain has released
several fresh tech videos intended to assist transmission repair specialists
and customers with any difficulties that they may face during the repair.
Recently, it became known that Ford Motor Co
plans to recall nearly 273,000 Ford Fusion and Ranger models in North America to
deal with a gear shifting issue that may lead to unpredictable roll-away
accidents.
According to numerous media reports, Ford could
soon face a huge penalty (approx. $4 billion) for intentionally misinforming
the customers with the aim to sell cars equipped with the defected PowerShift transmission.
Transtar Industries has greatly expanded its
driveline and differential spare parts program by means of the product
portfolio enlargement, widening inventory space and launching of advanced
custom-made parts lookup feature.
MAHLE reacts to increased market demand for
MAHLE solutions in the field of repair shop equipment by officially starting
the building of a new Service Solutions center in Italy (Parma). This project will
include 3 facilities of MAHLE Service Solutions brought together under one
roof, covering the area of approximately 16,100 sq.ft.
Hyundai officially presented its Veloster N model
more than a year ago, however, the company’s test-driving team has been
recently spotted testing a new prototype near the Nurburgring. And it seems
like Hyundai considers adding a new transmission option for its hot hatch.
Recently, Honda has issued a recall of 57,000 minivans
in the USA and Canada – certain 2018 and 2019 Honda Odyssey cars equipped with
transmissions that could independently shift to the P gear while driving. Honda
installs 9- and 10-speed automatics in the redesigned Odyssey, but these are
the 10-speed models that are included in the recall list.
Despite
the fact that the CVT market has been growing over the last years, Jatco is preparing itself for electrified vehicles. At the Shanghai auto show the
company has showcased new e-Axle powertrain units for future EVs: a coaxial
type and a 3-axis type.
Aisin AW Co., Ltd. plans to provide significant
financial support to its automatic transmission manufacturing facilities in the
US to increase the competitiveness of its products and to enhance the
manufacturing capacity of the American division located in North Carolina.
Recently,
Transtar Industries has started a special eCommerce platform named Transend
that is supposed to become an indispensable tool for people who are looking for
particular spare parts.
Recently,
it has transpired that a lot of GM car owners are determined to take legal
action against the American Auto Giant. The complainant party claims that car
owners of several RWD Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC models (2015 and 2019 model
years) experienced shakes, jolts, and hard shifting when engaging a gear during
speeding up or slowing down.
Recently,
Geely has entered into cooperation with the British company Ricardo aimed to
develop, produce and integrate a new sophisticated gearbox solution for hybrid
cars with expanded capacities.