Ford Presents Ford Territory for Chinese Market with Punch Powertrain CVT
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. This solution was chosen by the American carmaker thanks to the good impact of this transmission on driving qualities and its total efficiency. For Punch Powertrain the release of this model turns out to be a major step forward, as it ensures the start of a promising partnership.
Check out the new Ford
Territory for Chinese market
The new model is specifically developed for
Chinese customers. The Chinese automobile manufacturer Jiangling Motors also
took part in development and manufacturing of this model. This SUV is mainly
intended for young families, ensuring convenient driving experience, style and
reliability. The American carmaker wants to fill a specific market niche,
namely, secondary cities which play a significant role in the automotive market
in China.
The automatic option of the car is equipped
with VT5 – an advanced CVT designed by Punch Powertrain. The gearbox ensures
outstanding maneuvering characteristics and efficiency. Moreover, this gearbox
has a good impact on fuel economy rates. To enhance this parameter even
further, the SUV will also be offered with a VT5 coupled with a P0 48V unit.
VT5 CVT produced by
Punch Powertrain
Great operating characteristics of this gearbox
were gained thanks to sophisticated design improvements introduced to the
strong basis of the previous generation. The VT5 is notable for its
unbelievably high ratio coverage in its class (7.2) and has the most advanced
active hydraulic controls to gain the highest levels of overall effectiveness
of the unit. Therefore, the VT5 is the new standard of reference in terms of
performance efficiency and fuel economy for CVTs.
Punch Powertrain has a wealth of experience in supplying fuel efficient powertrain solutions for major automakers worldwide. Over the last years, the company put in great efforts to gain a firm foothold in the Chinese market, where it established business connections with the Chinese domestic OEM brands, being the 3-rd largest provider of automatic gearboxes for this market. Currently, Chinese carmakers more and more frequently equip their cars with products of Punch Powertrain (their share in the segment of cars equipped with CVTs reaches up to 80 %!!!). Achievements of the Belgian company in China encouraged Ford for cooperation. It is planned that the Ford Territory will hit the market in early 2019.
