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Without Getrag DCT, Chrysler will stick with conventional 6 speed automatic

Now that Chrysler's deal to build dual clutch transmissions in a joint venture with Getrag is officially kaput, the company will stick with its existing 6-speed automatic for now. In early 2007, Chrysler announced the deal with Getrag to supply up to 700,000 transmissions a year that could cut fuel consumption by six percent. It was part of a series of powertrain announcements that included the new Phoenix V6 engine family. Getrag was unable to raise the $300 million needed to pay for its tooling and Chrysler filed suit in October. Now that ... Read more →

Chrysler won't be getting dual clutch transmissions from Getrag Sam Abuelsamid

Chrysler's plans to start equipping some of its vehicles with dual clutch transmissions later next year has just hit a major hitch. its deal to build a joint venture transmissions plant with Getrag ...

Dual Clutch Powershift gearbox cuts Volvo fuel consumption 8% Sam Abuelsamid

Volvo is now offering a Getrag Powershift dual clutch transmission in its smaller cars - the C30, S40 and V50. The new gearbox is paired up with a 2.0L four cylinder turbodiesel. Volvo is using a ...

Getrag developing hybridized dual clutch transmission Sam Abuelsamid

Getrag has partnered with Bosch to develop a further enhancement of their PowerShift dual clutch transmissions. At the Frankfurt Motor Show last week they announced a hybrid DCT that mates an ...

Getrag dual clutch gearboxes could hit 2 million a year by 2014! Sam Abuelsamid

The burgeoning interest in dual clutch gearboxes should be big business for Getrag over the next few years. Because a dual clutch transmission (DCT) combines the greater efficiency of a manual with ...

Bosch wants to take advantage of growing demand for hybrids 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH is hoping to grab a significant chunk of new business over the next decade as hybrids and diesels take up a bigger share of the automotive market. Bosch is forecasting that hybrids will take four percent of the North American market and nine percent of the ...

European spec Dodge Journey to get dual clutch gearbox with diesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

click above image to view high-res gallery of 2009 Dodge Journey When Chrysler announced the new Dodge Journey cross-over early last week, we skipped over it hear here on ABG. However a second look at the specs revealed something of interest, at least to non-American drivers. While the home market ...


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