We've said it countless times, but we'll repeat it: the age of the manual transmission is nearing its end. In its place, automatic transmissions have become the go-to configuration for many, from ...

May 4, 2007 Driveline specialist ZF has designed a new automatic transmission generation for passenger cars combining seemingly contradictory goals. Presented for the first time at the 28th ...

The ZF eight-speed transmission (ZF 8HP) debuted in 2008 when it replaced its six-speed sibling in the F01 BMW 7 Series. Today, with 17 years of consistent use under its belt, the ZF 8HP is considered ...

ZF Friedrichshafen AG has opened its first plant for automatic passenger car transmissions in the U.S. Located in South Carolina, ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC (ZFTG) is the manufacturing site of ...

Car and truck transmission manufacturer ZF Friedrichshafen AG has started a $200-million expansion of its South Carolina plant, where it plans to start producing the ZF PowerLine 8-speed automatic ...

The new ZF 5000 series marine transmission is positioned to address today’s market requirements and offers customers the very latest in design and technological advances, as well as a wider range of ...

FRANKFURT -- The drive to improve fuel economy has shifted into a higher gear at Mercedes-Benz AG and supplier ZF Friedrichshafen. Both companies used the Frankfurt auto show to display new, ...

ZF Marine Friedrichshafen AG, the marine propulsion systems division of the ZF Group introduced the ZF 3300 PTI transmission at SMM 2014. With the launch of the ZF 3300 PTI, ZF Marine Propulsion ...

ZF Aftermarket Thailand has launched ZF PowerFluid Gold 1, a high-performance transmission oil developed to support the reliability, efficiency and longevity of off-highway equipment operating in ...

Three ZF transmissions earned Automotive News PACE Awards — in 2002, 2010 and 2014. Each gearbox represented a breakthrough. In 2002, four- and five-speed transmissions were common. But a six-speed?

The nine-speed transmission might be where the race to add gears ends, ZF Friedrichshafen CEO Stefan Sommer said. He referred to nine speeds as the "natural limit" because going beyond that number ...