Andreas Scheuer, the head of Transport Ministry in Germany, came up with the idea to introduce amendments into the procedures of obtaining a driver's license for manual and automatic vehicles.

RepairSmith, a start-up in the field of car repair and maintenance, recently informed about the opening of its service facilities in Los Angeles and San Francisco. This business was founded to offer car owners convenient and efficient car repair/maintenance services, including honest online pricing, service booking, and choice of service location.

While most of car manufacturers gradually drop manual models from their line-ups, some companies find a great source of income in swapping automatic-only models in manuals. Thus, the team of bright-minded and enthusiastic engineers from “B is for Build” came up with the idea to convert a Lamborghini Huracan into a classic manually-shifted sports car.

Not long ago, Ford took on the obligation on the warranty extension on the problematic Powershift installed in thousands of Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta models. Notifications for owners of affected cars have not been sent out so far, but the American Auto Giant has established a specific timeline for owners to be notified about their transmission warranty extensions, namely after Labor Day (on 2 September).

At first glance it seems that auto repair and food businesses don’t have much in common. But people with out-of-the-box thinking sometimes can combine completely different lines of business. In Mexico, for example, entrepreneurially-inclined enthusiasts came up with the idea to fix cars during the day and cook tacos at night.

Allison Transmission has announced about strengthening of cooperation with Bell Equipment, a major manufacturer of in the off-highway trucks and related construction equipment based in South Africa. Bell has already been using Allison’s 4800 ORS for its massive articulated dump trucks (ADT), and the American transmission supplier has agreed on delivery of its 3400ORS units for Bell’s B30E trucks. Moreover, both parties have reached an agreement on prolongation of the partnership agreement that makes Allison the main supplier of gearbox solutions for the South American company during the next 5 years.

The German carmaker VW has informed about the recall of more than 679,000 vehicles on the US territory to prevent possible rollaway accidents. The problem is caused by the faulty e-switch in the gear selector, leading to possible emergency cases when a driver can remove the ignition key without engaging the car into P gear.

ZF looks forward to participating in the international repair industry exhibition Automechanika MIMS 2019, which will be held from 26 to 29 August 2019 in Moscow.

Moran Family of Brands, a well-known US franchise specialized in a wide range of auto repair services and driver safety solutions, opened a new location named as Mr. Transmission Milex of Bradenton (Florida, USA).

Recently, Open-Wheels platform has informed that that Mitchell Transmissions will become the presenting sponsor for the premiere Open-Wheels.com 500 Mile Race, scheduled for November 17, 2019.

Formula One is considered by many as a pioneer of racing technical solutions, but in many cases new ideas of F1 engineers often come to nothing because of strict rules regulated by responsible authorities (FIA). The history of F1 is full of instances of banned innovative solutions. In this article we will take a look at the story of the CVT transmission technology in Formula One.

Nowadays, it comes as no surprise that sophisticated automatic transmissions push out classic manual transmission even from sports car segment, and the Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400 is one more example of this automation trend. But the group of enthusiasts from Concept Z Performance (CZP) decided to add to the Q60 a key element of the classic sports car – a manual gear stick.

The 8-speed GM automatic transmission has already caused a lot of troubles for the automaker because of some technical issues. In April 2019, transmission issues eventually led to the court action against GM, in which car owners complained about numerous transmission problems and demanded it to be eliminated. Now it seems like GM has found an efficient solution for issues related to the 8-speed unit.

BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY, a tech-focused service company for the auto aftermarket, has recently announced the start of a newly-developed Web site containing special tools and features intended to expand expertise of technicians in workshops and to provide handy solutions, which will ensure better standards of services and enhancement of profits.

Recently, Fords has faced a new class action lawsuit caused by problems with the 10-speed 10R80 automatic transmission installed in Ford F-150 trucks. The case papers say that transmission defects may lead to emergency situations on the road due to harsh shifts, jolts, delays and slippages. Despite these claims the carmaker hasn’t raised the question about possible recalls of trucks or gearbox replacement.