According to GM transmission expert Scott Kline, the goal was to package nine ratios in roughly the design envelope of the former six-speed automatic while retaining that transmission's on-axis design ...

John Voelcker August 13, 2013 Comment Now! Not so long ago, a five-speed automatic transmission was pretty advanced--but we're in a new age now. Six speeds is the norm now even in smaller cars--when ...

Time was that the most gears you could get in an automatic transmission was three or four. Then came five- and six-speed automatics, which are now pretty much the standard (along with increasingly ...

Land Rover has announced that it will demonstrate the world's first nine-speed automatic transmission for a passenger car at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The ZF HP9 9-speed gearbox has a higher top ...

Engines, transmissions, differentials, and drive axle(s) are universal components common to pretty much all mass-produced internal-combustion automobiles, but an assortment of powertrain ...

Magna has started the production of its mild hybrid transmission for BMW Group. Magna’s new 7-speed, mild hybrid dual-clutch transmission will be fitted exclusively on BMW Group’s compact class, which ...