FAW to produce self-developed truck AMT

Shanghai, December 12 (Gasgoo.com) The truck AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) independently developed by FAW Technical Center will go into production soon, said pcauto.com.cn today. This should be exhilarating news to China's auto transmission sector.

In recent years, Chinese car-owners have raised their demand for comfortable driving experience and the AMT has been well received and popular. But it is a pity that many Chinese auto companies have not succeeded in their efforts and investment in the AMT field.

Back in 2001, FAW, China's second largest automaker after SAIC, started its research and development (R&D) of AMT products. And now, in addition to the truck AMT, FAW has also completed the R&D of the bus and sedan AMT products. The truck AMT will go to mass-production soon and the bus AMT can be produced on a small scale to be used in FAW's self-developed hybrid buses. The sedan AMT of FAW will be mass-produced in 2009.

All the AMT products of FAW use the local OE system, especially the sedan AMT, which uses components of FAW Group. The AMT based on core techniques and the local OE will greatly cut the product costs.

"Our sedan AMT products have obvious cost advantages over foreign products of the same kind and this will make it possible to break the monopoly of global companies in China's sedan AMT market," said an executive of FAW Technical Center.

The own-brand truck AMT developed and produced by FAW can save fuel by 5% while delivering comfortable driving.