Getrag

Infobox_Company
company_name = Getrag
company_
company_type = Corporation
foundation = Ludwigsburg, Germany (1935)
location = Untergruppenbach, Germany
key_people = Dieter Schlenkermann, CEO/Director
Tobias Hagenmeyer, President
Hans-Jürgen Förster, CFO
industry = Auto parts supplier
products = Automobile transmissions
Automobile axles
num_employees = 10,065 (as of June 30, 2006)
homepage = [http://www.Getrag.com 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, Indiana 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.

Products

Longitudinal engines

** 217 — 6-speed
*** BMW 1-Series, BMW 3-Series, BMW 5-Series, BMW Z4
** 220 — 5-speed
*** BMW 1-Series
** 221 — 5-speed
*** Jaguar S-Type
** 226 — 6-speed
*** BMW M3
** 226 AMT — 6-speed automated manual
*** BMW M3
** 232 — 4-speed
*** 1968-1972 BMW 2002
** 233 — 6-speed
*** Toyota Supra Twin Turbo
** 238 — 6-speed
*** Dodge Ram, Dodge Dakota
** 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
*** 2005-BMW M5, BMW M6
** 260 — 5-speed
*** 1984-1991 BMW E30
*** 1988-1995 BMW E34
** 275 — 5-speed
*** Mercedes 240D, 300GD, 280GE, 280
** 420G — 6-speed
*** 1996-2003 BMW E39 M5, BMW E39 540i

Transverse engines

** 252 — 5-speed
*** MINI One, MINI Cooper
** 281 — 5-speed
*** Fiat Stilo, Fiat Croma, Fiat Idea, Lancia Musa
** 282 — 5-speed
*** Buick Skyhawk, Chevrolet Cavalier, Chevrolet Beretta, Chevrolet Celebrity, Oldsmobile Achieva, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais, Pontiac 6000, Pontiac Fiero, Pontiac Sunbird, Pontiac Grand Am
** 283 — 5-speed
*** Land Rover Freelander
** 284 -- 5-speed
*** Chevrolet Lumina, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Pontiac Grand Prix, Chrysler Maserati TC (16V only),Chrysler dohc (16v Lotus head)Seled Mexico
** 285 — 6-speed
*** Ford Focus ST170/SVT, MINI Cooper S
** F23 — 5-speed
*** Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet HHR, Saturn Vue, Saturn Ion, Opel Corsa, Opel Meriva, Opel Combo, Opel Astra, Opel Vectra, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Meriva, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Vectra
** 288 — 5-speed
*** Chrysler PT Cruiser
** 431 AMT — 6-speed automatic
*** Smart Fortwo, Smart roadster
** 452 — 5-speed
*** Smart Forfour, Mitsubishi Colt
** 452 AMT — 6-speed automatic
*** Smart Forfour, Mitsubishi Colt
** 453 — 5-speed
*** Smart Forfour, Mitsubishi Colt
** 453 AMT — 6-speed automatic
*** Smart Forfour, Mitsubishi Colt
** ??? - 6-speed
*** Noble M12

Transaxles

** 448 — 6-speed
*** Porsche 911 Turbo, GT3, and Carrera Cup
** 466 — 6-speed
*** Audi A4, Audi A6, Porsche Boxster, Porsche Cayman, Skoda Superb
** 466 All-wheel drive — 6-speed
*** Audi A4, Audi S4, Audi RS4, Audi A6, Mitsubishi 3000gt VR4, Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo

External links

* [http://www.Getrag.com Getrag official website]