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Kenworth has announced that the PACCAR 12-speed automated transmission will feature new PACCAR MX engine-adjusted shift calibrations early next year. This novelty will facilitate to better operating characteristics and will make the unit available for light vocational applications for the Kenworth T880.

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.

If you independently perform complex repair operations on the transmission (which usually involve the transmission tear-down), you can face some difficulties at the stage of reassembly, namely, when it comes to connection of the gearbox to the engine. In the article, we will consider the question of how to attach manual as well as automatic gearboxes to the car engine.

Joint efforts of Opel and Luk engineers led to development of the automated Easytronic gearbox which combines advantages of manual and automatic transmissions. In this article, we will consider design peculiarities, operating modes, pros and cons, typical problems of the Easytronic transmission and tips on how to prolong its service life.

The German company ZF, one of the world’s leading suppliers of components for the automotive industry, has recently showcased its new hybrid transmission eAMT. This product is intended for budgetary FWD vehicles. The experimental model of the eAMT was installed on the crossover Renault Duster.

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.

For many years WABCO company has been offering its customers electronic and mechanical technologies in the field of braking systems and transmissions for commercial vehicles. Recently the company reached a long-standing supply agreement with a major producer of trucks and buses located in Europe. WABCO will provide its most advanced valves for automated manual transmissions. The company will operate as a single vendor for future large-scale manufacturing, mainly in Europe and South America.

Some types of vehicles may be equipped with special devices, such as lifts, tipping mechanisms or pumps that need additional power. This is the case when a power take-off mechanisms are crucial for proper operation of this onboard equipment. Mack Trucks has recently released a new split shaft feature for its mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission.

Toyota was issued with a patent for a unique mechanical transmission which functions like a common manual gearbox, but automatically drops out of gear and switches to neutral when the vehicle is coasting.