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Antonov signs deal with Chinese partner for 200,000 a year
Deal with Landai will see 200,000 a year of the innovative TX6 transmission built for the Chinese market from the end of 2011
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Antonov wins €35 million backing as it shifts its goals
Innovative transmissions group is looking for some short-term wins from its two-speed technology as its six-speed deal makes slow progress
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Hyundai develops its own six-speed auto transaxle
Unit will go first into the Grandeur/Azura 3.3 litre and then be rolled out across 16 vehicles. Hyundai claims unique features such as a flat torque converter and hydraulic pressure control
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GKN supplies control for Infiniti all-wheel drive
It's shrunk the size of the control device that enables torque to be transferred to front wheels when needed
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BMW will unveil electric version of Mini at LA show
A two-seater electric version of the Mini will be unveiled at Los Angeles and then go on a year-long trial in promising North American markets
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Antonov says its six-speed transmission hits targets
It's being tested by Chinese group Loncin and the company says that performance targets have been exceeded
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ZF claims European first for hybrid drive facility
Transmissions group says its electric motor plant is Europe's first to be devoted to hybrid drives on an industrial scale, and it's got a deal with Mercedes among others
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BorgWarner doubles capacity for dual-clutch systems
Transmissions group spend €26 million on its plant at Arnstadt in Thuringia as its gears up for 500 per cent market growth
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BMW claims innovation in both car and engines
Its X6 is a new class of vehicle, it says, and the way it distributes power and the positioning of the turbocharger are both new
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MAN links satellite navigation to gear changing
Trucks group looks to improve fuel efficiency by combining telematics information inside the transmission to optimise gear change
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Kongsberg purchase moves it into bigger league
The Norwegian group is buying Global Motion Systems, which will quadruple its business in gear shift controls and other systems for the automotive sector
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VW puts torque vectoring on front-wheel drive
But it says it hasn't yet decided whether to go into production with the system
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Two-stage turbo with variable turbine geometry
That's what BorgWarner is trying out and it's fitted the system into a Ford F-150 pick-up
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GM invests in virtual clutch design systems
It's increasing its development of simulation systems that will model drivetrain and transmission components
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Clutch coatings improve anti-shudder durability
JTekt says its silicon-containing diamond-like coatings improve durability eightfold compared with nitriding
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Thin clutch with sheet metal backing extends life
ZF Sachs is trying a concept of a thin clutch facing with a sheet metal backing to give extra life
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BorgWarner sees quadrupling of double clutches
The power transmission group says it reckons demand will rise fourfold within the next six years
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Dual-clutch systems are set to go worldwide with low-cost versions under development
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Contitech's CVT belt needs no lubrication
Continental's technology firm introduces a no-lube belt for continuously variable transmissions
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Getrag gears up for shift to electric drives
Getrag’s concept is a light four-wheel drive car. A normal powertrain drives the front or rear wheels, while an electric drive on the rear axle can boost performance
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Supercar OEMs seek quick change to DCTs
Graziano Transmissions of Italy is developing a 750Nm dual clutch transmission (DCT) for supercars

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Hoerbiger in sync with its first DCTs
Hoerbiger Drive Technology has secured development programmes for its dual clutch transmission parts

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Cherry picks inductive sensor
The sensor consists of a printed circuit board with sensor coils and a metal damping element that makes it resistant to disturbance from magnetic fields
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Gearsticks go
Vocis is developing driver/gearbox interfaces to replace gear levers. These could be in luxury cars in five years.
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Maxwell to work on Mercedes ultracapacitors
It's won a contract to develop technology that will gather energy from regenerative braking systems for hybrids more efficiently
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Paccar and Eaton move collaboration up a size
They've got a medium-size hybrid unit for Peterbilt, Kenworth and Daf trucks in 2008; now they're working on a heavy-duty version
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GM sells off transmissions firm to private equity
It has sold the Allison Transmissions business but retains the heavy-duty trucks end of the firm
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Shifting dual clutch transmissions
Dual clutch transmissions must keep pace with other developments in the drivetrain
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Driveability assessments pick-up
AVL and GM have developed new criteria for an analytical tool to measure and score vehicle driveability objectively
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GM unveils its electric Volt concept
It's aiming to have a mix and match powertrain technology with an electric drivetrain and it's been unveiled at Detroit
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Chrysler to fit TRW steering sensors
The 2007 Dodge Caliber will be the first to have the new generation of steering angle sensors fitted as standard
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Airbag stays put when the steering wheel turns
A new non-rotating airbag module offers ergonomic and safety benefits, says TRW Automotive Systems
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BMW works to eradicate IC engine's inefficiencies
The carmaker is focusing on the unnecessary consumption of electrical energy and more efficient conversion of energy into electrical power
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LuK aims to put twin clutch into series production
The Schaeffler owned company says new design is suited for drivetrains above 500 Nm
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Zytek develops electronic drivetrain for Smart
The idea is that it might be an alternative for the Fortwo, and DC has ordered 100 of them for a start
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Nexxtdrive takes transmission technology into power take-offs
Nexxtdrive is developing its epicyclic transmission technology to form a variable speed power take-off (PTO).
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Xtrac develops world gearbox
Xtrac has developed what managing director Peter Digby calls a world gearbox in that it can be either transverse or inline with up to 80 per cent common parts. “We manufacture 200 at a time to keep the cost down.”
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BMW's drive strategy in Vienna
'Efficient Dynamics' is the declared goal of the BMW Group's drivetrain development division. " This resolves the apparent conflict between reducing consumption and emissions on the one hand and enhancing performance and agility on the other," commented Professor Burkhard Göschel at the Vienna Motor Symposium.
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Honda talks the torque
New breakthrough technology that enhances vehicle stability and provides cornering performance that responds to driver demands has been showcased by engineering specialists Honda.
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Driving powertrain efficiency forward
An article by Karl Ludvigsen in the December 2003 issue of AE has re-opened old arguments concerning the swept volume of the Wankel engine, especially so within Lotus Engineering.
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