Getrag
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Type | Corporation |
Founded | Ludwigsburg, Germany (1935) |
Headquarters | Untergruppenbach, Germany |
Key people | Dieter Schlenkermann, CEO/Director Tobias Hagenmeyer, President Hans-Jürgen Förster, CFO |
Industry | Auto parts supplier |
Products | Automobile transmissions Automobile axles |
Employees | 10,065 (as of June 30, 2006) |
Website | Getrag.com |
Getrag (sometimes written GETRAG) is a leading manufacturer of automobile manual transmissions. The company was founded on 1 May 1935 in Ludwigsburg, Germany by Hermann Hagenmeyer as the Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer AG ("Transmission and gear factory Hermann Hagenmeyer AG"). Today, the company is allied with the Dana Corporation, Volvo and the Ford Motor Company, but supplies transmissions to most auto manufacturers including General Motors, Daimler AG, Fiat, Porsche, BMW (Mini (BMW)), Toyota and the Volkswagen Group. Chief competitors include Aisin and ZF.
Getrag recently entered into two new alliances with Ford and Chrysler to produce the Dual Clutch Powershift Transmission at two new plants in North America - one in Tipton, IN and the other in Mexico; production will begin in 2008 for DCx (Tipton, IN), 2009 for Ford (Mexico) and then an additional DCx volume out of Mexico in 2010. The headquarters for the new division, Getrag Transmissions Corporation (or GTC), is located in Sterling Heights, MI.
The Dual Clutch Transmission combines the advantages of a manual and an automatic transmission, and is more energy efficient than either. Shifting between gears will be unnoticeable to passengers. Two main versions will be produced: a "wet" clutch version which utilizes hydraulic fluid for shifting and a "dry" clutch version which uses electronic motors to control the clutch.
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[edit] Products
[edit] Longitudinal engines
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- 217 — 6-speed
- 220 — 5-speed
- 221 — 5-speed
- 226 — 6-speed
- 226 AMT — 6-speed automated manual
- 232 — 4-speed
- 1968-1972 BMW 2002
- 233 — 6-speed
- 238 — 6-speed
- 240 — 5-speed
- Opel Manta, various other Opels
- 1984-1985 BMW E30 (318i)
- 242 — 4-speed
- 1972-1975 BMW 2002
- 247 AMT — 7-speed automated manual
- 260 — 5-speed
- 420G — 6-speed
- 1996-2003 BMW E39 M5, BMW E39 540i
[edit] Transverse engines
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- 252 — 5-speed
- MINI One, MINI Cooper
- 281 — 5-speed
- 282
- 283 — 5-speed
- 284 -- 5-speed
- Chevrolet Lumina, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Pontiac Grand Prix, Chrysler Maserati TC (16V only)
- 285 — 6-speed
- Ford Focus ST170/SVT, MINI Cooper S
- F23 — 5-speed
- 288 — 5-speed
- 431 AMT — 6-speed automatic
- 452 — 5-speed
- 452 AMT — 6-speed automatic
- 453 — 5-speed
- 453 AMT — 6-speed automatic
- ??? - 6-speed
- 252 — 5-speed
[edit] Transaxles
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- 448 — 6-speed
- Porsche 911 Turbo, GT3, and Carrera Cup
- 466 — 6-speed
- 466 All-wheel drive — 6-speed
- 448 — 6-speed