Recently, Geely has entered into cooperation with the British company Ricardo aimed to develop, produce and integrate a new sophisticated gearbox solution for hybrid cars with expanded capacities.

Recently, Allison Transmission, the world-renowned producer of transmission solutions for different types of vehicles, has reported about the takeover of Vantage Power and a subsidiary of AxleTech.

It is hard to believe that a modern racing car, breaking records in one of the most entertaining race series, owes its transmission design to a unit that was installed in the road car back in the '50s. But don’t be surprised because we are talking about NASCAR, where the only allowed transmission solutions still have to look like a legendary BW ST10, firstly used by GM more than six decades ago.

Recently, one innovative company Linear Labs from Texas announced that it has developed a new e-motor solution that exclude a gearbox from the design of e-cars.

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.

A few years ago, ZF established 2 joint businesses with Foton, a Chinese commercial vehicle (CV) producer, to manufacture and sell transmission solutions for CVs.

Recently, Aisin Seiki, one of the largest suppliers of automatic transmissions and related parts, has announced that it set up a joint venture with a local company Anhui Ring New Group Co.

Recently, Allison Transmission has presented its new medium-duty nine-speed automatic gearbox and electric hybrid unit with fully electric extended range within the framework of the automobile exhibition Auto Shanghai 2019.

In the early 50-es, automatic transmissions were widely used on many American cars. The success of this innovative transmission didn’t go unnoticed in the USSR. In this article, we will consider the main stages of transmission technologies development in the USSR on the examples of major Soviet carmakers ZIL, GAZ, and VAZ.

Is it difficult to fix the torque converter accurately? In view of the fact that the design solutions for torque converters can differ, therefore some actions in the process of the torque converter repair will be different for each specific design, too. In this article, we will consider peculiarities of the torque converter repair and preload measurement – typical for the 6HP family.

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.