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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, Jeep, a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles, announced 2 recalls for a pair of its vehicle models
, the Jeep
Renegade and Jeep Cherokee. The Renegade's recall is caused by a potential loss
of fuel pressure, while the Cherokee's transmission calibration could lead to
engine stalling.
Recently, PSA Group and Punch Powertrain have
made public their plans to enter into a joint venture (JV) agreement to manufacture
the new electrified transmission (e-DCT). It is planed that the manufacturing
process will be launched in 2022.
Apart from one short video, Ford has been quite
secretive about the future Mustang Shelby GT 500. But recently, Ford has hosted
a dealers’ conference in Las Vegas and some information about new Ford models
has leaked out.
Audi has recently reported about the recall of
1,916 R8 Coupe and Spyder models to eliminate a possible flame formation issue.
Due to faults in the transmission ventilation hose, it is likely that
transmission oil can drip out and get on the warmed-up engine, eventually
leading to a flame development.
Recently, it has been reported that Allison
Transmission will sell its new medium-duty, fully automatic 9-speed gearbox
worldwide and that the company also designed an electric hybrid system with an
extended range. The matter had come to light at the exhibition in Hanover,
Germany.
Recently, it has transpired that BMW plans to
give up on the manual transmission as an option on its new 2019 BMW Z4. The
open sports car is a niche-market product, and adding the model with a manual
transmission would divide the number of potential buyers into quantities too
small to matter.
The company Audi has decided to finally give up on manufacturing of cars equipped with a manual transmission for the US market due to sluggish demand. It is currently reported that the Audi vehicle line won’t include a single car with the manual transmission.
ZF has informed that it has designed a new digital
solution to its commercial vehicle (CV) portfolio. The company’s TraXon
transmission solution, which is widely applied in trucks all over the world,
will get an optional predictive maintenance (PdM) feature starting next year.
For the first time in its history, Honda engineers
decided to combine a diesel Civic model with an automatic gearbox. The Civic model,
recently released for the European car market, has an automatic gearbox paired
with an engine operating on “heavy oil”. Previously, Honda Civic was offered
only as petrol running versions equipped with the CVT.
The British car maker Mini has recently
informed about the plans to replace automatic transmissions, installed on the
company’s cars, with automated transmissions.
Recently, it has come to light that the American auto giant Ford plans
to recall more than half a million cars in the USA, Canada, and Mexico because
of issues with the transmission. It is expected that the recall will include
Fusion models (produced in 2013-16) and Escape SUVs (2013-14). The major parts
with the transmission malfunction were sold in the US.
As
the car business gains momentum all over the world, car manufacturers try to
find new ways to win in the selling race. For example, American companies Ford and GM not
long ago cooperated closely on development of automatic gearboxes. And recently
it has transpired that Japanese carmakers plan to follow the lead with the
purpose of creating their own innovative gearbox solution.