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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!
Recently, Fiat Chrysler has announced the recall
of more than 300,000 Dodge Dart cars in North America because of a transmission
issue that can lead to gear shifting failures.
The Ferrari 430 Scuderia is a dream come true
for any speed fans all over the world. However, in the view of driving aesthetes,
the only thing that has been missing for a long time in the design of this
supercar is the manual option.
ZF Aftermarket has adjusted its [pro]Tech
Workshop Service concept for potential customers in North America. European
repair shops have been participating in this program for more than 7 years!
This year, Schaeffler Group plans to invest
heavily (sixty million euros) in its Indian branch. The amount, which is several
times higher than the company’s annual investment in India, is intended for broadening
of its productive capacities and adopting of the latest new tech solutions.
Thanks
to establishment of new production facilities and numerous capacity-building
activities, ZF is strengthens its presence in China, the world's most promising
auto market.
In the search for ways to achieve top fuel
efficiency parameters, automakers frequently equip small car models with CVTs
instead of conventional automatics. Recently, it has been claimed that the Korean
automaker Hyundai is likely to resort to the CVT transmission in its upcoming 2020 Elantra
model.
Recently, the approaching release of the new mid-engine
Corvette C8 has been widely headlined in internet media. According to the
latest rumors, the new C8 model will be equipped with an 8-speed dual clutch
transmission (DCT) used in the Porsche 918.
Two companies that took on the obligation to solve the pressing garbage issue in Lebanon both praised garbage-collecting vehicles equipped with Allison transmissions.
Recently,
it became known that ZF has officially taken on the obligation to provide its
sophisticated 8-speed automatic transmissions to the German carmaker BMW within
the terms of the record-braking agreement.
Mazda has recently
reported that the latest Mazda 6 model won't have a manual transmission option
because of a sluggish demand for manuals among customers in the US.
According to the documents from responsible
authorities (NHTSA), Paccar, Volvo, Mack trucks will be recalled because of
gearbox issues. The list of recalled vehicles includes more than 26,000 trucks.
Schaeffler,
in cooperation with SEW-EURODRIVE and the FVA, has recently presented a standardized
interface for transmission info, allowing to eliminate repeated transmission
modeling and to optimize the process of the transmission development.