The long-awaited 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been recently presented to the public. This supercar is equipped with a wide range of technical features and special attention should be given to the transmission unit, namely an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission.

The American financial service company Morgan Stanley has recently reported that Allison Transmission, despite its stable financial performance in recent years, reaches a "vulnerable point in the cycle".

Hyundai has designed a unique Active Shift Control (ASC) high-tech solution. This innovative product ensures optimization of the transmission performance capacity by keeping track of the gear shifting process five hundred times per second, accurately adapting the rotation rate for improvement of shift times parameters. The new solution will debut in the new Sonata Hybrid and undoubtedly will find application in other hybrid models.

ZF has recently announced the 3-rd major order within few weeks. The company will provide major powertrain elements for Daimler’s new electric SUV, the Mercedes EQC. Earlier, ZF closed two major deals with BMW and FCA on supply of its latest 8HP transmission.

When you take a look back at Porsche's history, there are specific components that made the German automaker so popular, and they stuck to them for years — naturally aspirated engines paired with manual transmissions.

Allison Transmission’s plant in Hungary has recently broken new ground by finishing its 250,000th automatic transmission. The product, which marked this achievement, is the 4000 Series Torqmatic assembled at this facility at the commission of the Belgian company Van Hool , specialized in production of buses, trolleybuses, and trailers.

The main differences between these two units lie in the fact that the 2WD output shaft is longer than the 4WD version and 4WDs are connected to a transfer case. Some carmakers manufacture their 2WD transmissions in such a way that they can be transformed into 4WD models.

While some automakers actively exclude manual transmissions from their line-up, others, like Volkswagen still believe in viability of stick shifter and even invest in new products. The German auto giant Volkswagen has recently started production of its new manual transmission named MQ281. This new solution is assumed to increase the powertrain effectiveness and to reduce CO2 emissions.

The latest 8-speed hybrid automatic transmission, designed by ZF engineers, has already drawn a lot of attention from major automakers, which translated into two major orders from BMW and FCA. Now ZF is providing more information on its promising solution.

The recent investigation on Powershift transmission issues in Ford Fiesta and Focus models, conducted by Detroit Free Press, revealed that the company was fully aware of issues with the gear shifting unit even before both models hit the market.

ZF, a major supplier of car parts, has recently presented its first 2-speed electric transmission for electric vehicles (EV).This new solution for EVs comes as part of the ZF’s products for ‘Next Generation Mobility’. The presentation took place within the framework of Global Technology Day, 2019.

In late spring 2019, the Chinese company NIO launched series production of ES6 fully electric SUV, equipped with a brand-new electric vehicle transmission designed by Weibang (JV company established by Punch Powertrain and XPT).

The design of a four-wheel drive vehicle ensures the capacity of transmitting torque from the engine to all four wheels of the vehicle. Structural arrangements of 4WD systems allow realizing the full power potential of the car, its road handling, active car safety. The four-wheel drive car can be abbreviated as 4x4, 4WD, or AWD.

Recently, it has been reported that Babcox Media Inc. acquired Transmission Digest, covering transmission repair industry. For almost four decades, Transmission Digest (TD) has been keeping track of the main trends in development in the transmission repair industry.

Ford has recently reported about the start of a new business model and a new family of cars within the framework of the largest company’s restructuring of business processes in Europe. The American Auto Giant plans to bring a vast improvement in its financial performance in Europe this year, creating a basis for achieving stable economic viability and its objective of providing a 6% EBIT margin.