Digg
Del.icio.us
Newsvine 
Facebook
Stumbleupon
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. says it plans to greatly increase the use of more fuel-efficient six-speed automatic transmissions, doubling their number by the end of next year and putting them in 98 percent of its North American vehicles by 2012.
| F | 7.75 |  0.3 |
Ford said Wednesday the six-speed automatic transmissions offer 4 percent to 6 percent better fuel economy than four- and five-speed automatics.
The Dearborn-based automaker says its 6F35 six-speed transmission will debut in the 2009-model Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner.
Ford Vice President Barb Samardzich says the new transmissions are key to Ford's planned 30-percent cut in vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Ford says its Sterling Heights, Mich., transmission plant will make 1.3 million 6F35 transmissions a year.
The HTC Droid Eris will be available alongside the Motorola Droid this Friday, N...
The New York City government and the Yankees officially announced that a Parade ...
Online distributor for point of sale equipment, TYSSO and Pegasus.
Partners 
|
© 2009 The Ibtimes Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms of service | Privacy Policy | Advertising | About Us | Contact Us | Archives
EMAIL
PRINT
RSS
SHARE
