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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,
representatives of Allison Transmissions have reported that the company’s
automatic gearboxes are selected by Navistar International for its brand-new
medium truck, the International MV Series. According to Navistar, Allison fully automatic
gearboxes will be applied in the new truck as a standard solution with all
engines.
BorgWarner (BW) has recently announced that its
electromechanical on-demand (EMOD) transfer case will be applied in the 2019
Ram 1500 vehicles. EMOD technology is based on well-known BW’s TOD technology,
which provides
active “On-Demand”
AWD capability.
BorgWarner (BW), a leading company in environment-oriented
technologies for combustion, hybrid and electric cars, will supply its Eco-Launch
stop/start solenoid-operated valve and a hydraulically-actuated accumulator for
Ford cars with the front-wheel drive.
Recently, it has been revealed that PSA Group reached an
agreement with Aisin AW to manufacture the EAT6 gearbox in France. Until
recently, this transmission was produced by Aisin and imported from Japan, but the growing popularity of automatic gearboxes
spurred PSA into action.
Recently it has transpired that Porsche jointly with the
startup company iNDTact has designed an innovative technology, which will allow
repair specialists to detect any vehicle malfunctions at an early stage.
The
representatives of the Japanese company Jatco reported that its Chinese production
branch JATCO Guangzhou has recently released the 5-th million CVT. The Chinese
subsidiary started production of cumulative CVTs in 2009.
Skoda announced that the company’s factory in Vrchlabi, Czech Republic, achieved a significant milestone of 2 million produced dual-clutch transmissions DQ200. The factory in Vrchlabi became of the Skoda manufacturing network more than 70 years ago.
The company Muncie
Power Products updated TG and 82 Series power take-off (PTO) mechanisms. Now
these sophisticated units have sealing plate gaskets which can endure the automated
transmission oil employed by the gearbox.
Eaton Cummins
Automated Transmission Technologies plans to recall more than one thousand of
automated transmissions because of a software malfunction that may lead to
uncontrollable movement of the vehicle.
For many
years WABCO company has been offering its customers electronic and mechanical
technologies in the field of braking systems and transmissions for commercial
vehicles. Recently the company reached a long-standing supply agreement with a
major producer of trucks and buses located in Europe. WABCO will provide its
most advanced valves for automated manual transmissions. The company will
operate as a single vendor for future large-scale manufacturing, mainly in
Europe and South America.
Some types of
vehicles may be equipped with special devices, such as lifts, tipping
mechanisms or pumps that need additional power. This is the case when a power
take-off mechanisms are crucial for proper operation of this onboard equipment.
Mack
Trucks has recently released a new split shaft feature for its mDRIVE HD automated
manual transmission.
ZF Aftermarket provides not only
original ZF auto parts, but is also ready to share some valuable info on
automobile technologies with industry students, technicians and industry
professionals in the form of training seminars. Thanks to ZF training programs
repair specialists gain valuable experience and skills which help them to
ensure high quality services.