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Transmissions Sector Faces Upheaval Says just-auto.com

9 January 2001

Transmissions Sector Faces Upheaval Says just-auto.com

    LONDON, Jan. 9 http://www.just-auto.com -- The
transmission industry is driving forward and change is coming.  The sector
faces upheaval as a result of technological change.  Six speed gearboxes in
automatic vehicles, manual transmission with automatic clutch (MTAC) and
automated manual transmission (AMT) are becoming more popular.
    The just-auto.com feature at
http://just-auto.com/features_detail.asp?art=417 looks at developments such as
Constantly Variable Transmission (CVT), already in production in some of the
most sophisticated cars on the market, such as the Audi A6, Infinitely
Variable Transmission (IVT) and other transmission types such as Antonov -- an
ingenious system that is a cost-effective solution for a four or six-speed
small/medium car automatic gearbox and is under evaluation by a number of car
and transmission companies.  The feature also considers next generation AMT.
    Transmission developments to make vehicles more driveable, economical and
affordable are looked into in Europe, the US and Japan.  The consequences for
participants in the sector will be considerable.
    The feature is taken from a full just-auto report that is released this
week.  'The Global Transmissions Market' can be purchased at
http://www.just-auto.com/store/products_detail.asp?art=11007.  The report also
contains the results of direct interviews with the leading carmakers, gearbox
makers, electronics suppliers and powertrain developers.

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professionals worldwide. Targeted specifically at industry and business
professionals the site provides a single point of reference for independent
automotive industry information.