German concern ZF, delivering itsproduction tomost of the major automotive manufacturers, announced today a significant growth in the revenue, noting that production for the last year has increased by 20%.

In 2010 the increase was 38%, now the Germans continue to reap success with new technologies. ZF noted that their success is duenot only tothe unique development of automatic transmissions but also to therelatively good demand for cars in the so called “premium”segment.

Exactlythere are concentrated the efforts of the company, as Germans focus mostly on gearboxes and systems which are improving thefuel economy. The greatest interest now is the innovativenine gears  automatic transmission.

Generally, this gearbox is designed for cars with front-wheel drive and transverse mounted engine, but thanks to theprovided additional transmission box, itcan be used in 4WDcars and hybrids to work with.

The most interesting is that ZF transmissions achieve significant fuel savings without compromising the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle. Gearboxes can be also used in smaller cars.

For example, the new compact first series of BMW is equipped with eight-speed automatic transmission and the nine gears automaticgearbox is being mounted in thecompact car Dodge Dart.

source: fakti.bg

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