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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!
According
recent studies, the market share of cars with automatic transmissions reached
90 %. ZF
Aftermarket pays close attention to this shift to automation. The company has added two dozen torque
converters supplied by Sachs for motor car gearboxes to its wide range of OE
quality car components.
Recently at the CTI Symposium in Berlin, the
British company Ricardo has presented its cutting-edge e-motor as well as a new
dual-clutch transmission (DCT) solution with the east-west mounting, which is
notable for its compact size and integration capacities with an e-motor in
hybrid vehicles.
Innovative armored motor cars produced by
Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) received Allison automatic gearboxes
which ensure enhanced operating characteristics on rough terrain.
Toyota
Australia has reported about the recall of the latest Corolla hatchback model
equipped with the 2.0-litre gasoline-powered engine and the CVT transmission
because of concerns over possible defects in the gearbox.
In 2016, ZF and the motor racing team Venturi,
established by Venturi Automobiles, entered into cooperation agreement for the
FIA Formula E. For the new season, ZF has designed an electric driveline for
Venturi that includes an electromotor, new-made gearbox and power electronics.
The German company ZF will invest 800 million
euros ($911 million) to upgrade its transmission manufacturing facility in
Saarbruecken, Germany, to produce units for electrified drivetrains.
Fifteen years ago, the German carmaker VW
presented the 1-st dual clutch gearbox (DSG) for high-volume manufacturing, a
sophisticated gearbox solution for present-day cars. More fuel-saving and efficient
than any automatic transmission before, the DSG changed the perception of the
gear shifting process, especially in the compact cars.
Recently, Allison Transmission, the leading
international producer of commercial duty automatic gearboxes, together with
Chevrolet announced the availability of a ten-speed automatic gearbox in the
new Chevrolet trucks.
The 2020 Silverado HD model with the automatic gearbox
will be officially presented in winter 2019.
At
Guangzhou Automobile Exhibition, Ford presented a new SUV intended for conquering
the car market in China – Ford Territory. The automatic variant of the car is
equipped with a CVT provided by Punch Powertrain.
Allison Transmission, a world-famous
manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium and heavy duty use, extended
the geographic reach of its products in South America. Recently, it has become
known that passenger buses in Brazil will be equipped with highly efficient
automatic transmissions provided by the American company.
The German company Schaeffler recently expanded
the LuK RepSet 2CT repair kit line for dual-clutch transmissions with kits for
Fiat, Renault and Smart cars, and for some VW models.
Recently at an auto exhibition in Paris, BMW presented
a new generation of the well-known 3 Series Sedan, which will hit the market in
the early 2019. At the same time the Auto Giant still works on development of
the M3 version, which got spotted during driving tests at the Nürburgring race
track.