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Recently, it has transpired that the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim will focus on manufacturing of e-powertrains (eATS) components. The eATS design includes 3 main components: the e-motor, its power electronics, and gearbox.

In early February 2019, the German auto manufacturer Daimler plans to start manufacturing of a brand-new gearbox for Mercedes vehicles at the manufacturing enterprise in Romania.

Allison Transmission, a world-famous manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium and heavy duty use, extended the geographic reach of its products in South America. Recently, it has become known that passenger buses in Brazil will be equipped with highly efficient automatic transmissions provided by the American company.

The design department of Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Hartan company, produced the baby stroller named Avantgarde for admirers of the German brand. The product will hit the market in November 2018.

The company Audi has decided to finally give up on manufacturing of cars equipped with a manual transmission for the US market due to sluggish demand. It is currently reported that the Audi vehicle line won’t include a single car with the manual transmission.

CRP Automotive, a major source of OE-quality change and service parts, now offers two new Pentosin ATF solutions for Mercedes applications. Pentosin ATF 134 FE (Blue) is designed for the most advanced Mercedes-Benz 7-G Tronic Plus automatic gearboxes, while Pentosin ATF 134 (Red) is intended for Mercedes-Benz 4, 5, and 7-speed gearboxes.

All motorized vehicles have a transmission, which transmits torque from the engine to the driving wheels. Producers of automobile gearboxes offer new technical solutions, which use fuel more efficiently, are easier to operate, and ensure comfortable driving, as well as enhanced reliability and maintainability. Therefore, modern gearboxes for trucks and commercial vehicles are innovative high-tech products with integrated electronic control systems.

Currently it seems that the whole automobile industry became obsessed with more and more sophisticated transmission solutions. So why more gears? The list of potential advantages of such solution includes smoother shifts, enhanced fuel efficiency, and improved performance characteristics, but it's not all that simple......