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Chrysler has recently issued a recall of its 2014 Jeep Cherokee SUVs because of the transmission issue, namely it can spontaneously shift into neutral. According to company’s officials, the problem occurs in the transmission software, if the clutch gets locked in the transmission unit.
Hino Trucks has recently reported that the company amended its warranty coverage conditions. According to the introduced changes, 2020 Hino trucks equipped with Allison gear shifting solution will receive a five year unlimited mileage gearbox warranty from this moment on.
According to recent media reports, Cadillac plans to retain manual transnmission options for its V-Series, namely CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing, are likely to get three pedals.
The sales volume in the U.S. car aftermarket approached $297 bln in last year, surpassing the predicted growth rate by almost $1 bln. This is according to the data released by AASA in collaboration with the Auto Care Association.
Fans of manual Aston Martin models are jubilant as the company’s chief executive Andy Palmer has confirmed in the recent interview that the carmaker will offer a manual transmission option for its 2022 Vanquish model.
ZF, a major provider of powertrain solutions and related parts, has recently reported that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) had selected the company as its global supplier of transmission solutions for RWD and AWD cars. It is said that ZF will offer its latest 8-speed automatic transmission for FCA, which also turns out to be the 2-nd biggest deal in the ZF's history.
ZF Friedrichshafen has recently opened a production facility in Pančevo, Serbia to manufacture powertrain elements for hybrid and electric vehicles (EV). Currently, approximately 300 specialists work at the plant, but ZF is determined to expand the infrastructure and create approximately 700 additional jobs by 20 21.
Aisin World Corp. of America (AWA), an affiliate of Aisin Seiki, has set up a joint venture (JV) named Aisin Sales Latin America S.A. (ASLA) with Leon Import, a major wholesale distributor of spare parts for Japanese and Korean cars.
GKN Automotive, Drive System Design and the University of Nottingham joined forces on a promising project for the automobile industry. The main objective of this $10 million endeavor named ACeDrive is to produce innovative powertrain solution for electric vehicles (EVs).
Some of the top suppliers of auto parts in Europe have seen downward trend in revenue over the last year, but Robert Bosch has been a noteworthy exception. The company’s Mobility Solutions subsidiary, which is actively involved in production of automobile elements, made a large part of company's revenue (60%) in 2018, 0.4 % growth in sales to € 47.6 bln.
Mitsubishi Fuso has recently opened its modernized Training Center intended for extensive training of technicians, who will be specialized in diagnostics and repair services for all Fuso vehicles.
As the number of vehicles on the roads grows, so does the number of road accidents, and Toyota, as one of the most innovative automakers, came up with two technical solutions which may become quite handy for distracted drivers.
Recently, Porsche informed about the planned recall of more than 100 thousand sports cars ( Cayenne and Panamera models) in North America due to potential problems in the gear shifting mechanism leading to rollaway risks.
Manufacturers of medium trucks in North America will soon receive a new transmission option for their vehicles. The German company ZF, specialized in driveline and chassis solutions, has recently presented its PowerLine 8HP transmission as well as other production-ready technologies at the Transportation Research Center near East Liberty, Ohio.
Pacing technologies have always been the main factor in progress and competitive power of FuelTech company, specialized in production of controllers and management systems for racing cars.Recently, the company has updated ECU software released software update for ECUs in drag racing cars, ensuring improved control over gearbox operation.
Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!
Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.
Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.
Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.
Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.