It’s official – Ford and General Motors have signed an agreement to develop new automatic transmissions together. Both companies will design and build nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks. The new transmissions will be offered for both front- and rear-wheel-drive variants.
In an initial report, it was said that GM is leading work on a nine-speed gearbox for front-wheel drive vehicles, while the boffins at Ford are on the go with a 10-speeder for rear-wheel drive cars. Initial design work on these new transmissions have already begun.
The collaboration will enable both automakers to engineer and develop these new transmissions for their vehicles faster and at lower cost than if each company worked independently, the companies said.
It isn’t the first time Ford and GM have collaborated on transmissions. Previous efforts have resulted in eight million six-speed front-wheel drive transmissions coming about, Ford placing theirs in offerings such as the Fusion, Edge and Explorer, while GM has theirs in the likes of the Malibu, Equinox and Cruze. As before, each company will manufacture its own transmissions in its own plants with many common components.
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Can Fly or not?
yes you can..everyone can fly with AirAsia..(rolling eyes)
For what develop so many speed? Come to Malaysia and check on your principal. Stinking service and 3 months parts wait is very common.
Get Myvi 1.5 sure can fly to the Sun…
Meanwhile, UMW Toyota is still on 4 speed AT like a boss
I smell… redundancy!
weird..because i smell fuel efficiency.
Vishnu brainwashed by Toyota.. 4 speed is never enough bro.
Awesome, but I’ll stick with 5/6-speed Manual for now. I want to do the changing myself and that’s waaay too many gears to handle, even with Paddle-shift.
my boy-boy’s bicycle got 21 speed. So?
heheheheheehe
Interesting there is no mention of HP, Torque, or Cost. Not shocking though. It sure won’t drop the cost of a truck.
Bro, definitely there is o HP & torque value for the gearbox (transmissions)!!! Gearbox play around the gear ratio and the HP & torque value are depend on the engine itself that pair with it!!!
This is good if it is build for last. Never be like perdana gearbox. 87,000km use 3rd gearboxs. Then sold off.
So, it seems, those trucks in USA cannot sell, now they are chucking those truck transmission into the car. Or perhaps, consumers are just bored during traffic jam. They like to play with their paddle shift like video game. 4 speed auto rules. Toyota camry rules.
Dual clutches or belt driven ???