Getrag

Getrag
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

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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 (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.

On November 17, 2008, GETRAG Transmission Manufacturing LLC declared bankruptcy over debts incurred while manufacturing their Indiana plant. Getrag blamed Chrysler LLC for failing to follow through on promised funding for the new plant.

[edit] Products

[edit] 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, Lincoln LS
- 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
- 250 — 5-speed
  - 1992-1999 BMW E36 for engines up to 2.5L
- 260 — 5-speed
  - BMW E28
  - 1984-1991 BMW E30
  - 1988-1995 BMW E34
  - 1996-2004 Holden Commodore(VS, VT, VX, VY)For the ECOTEC
  - 2002-2005 Cadillac CTS
- 275 — 5-speed
  - Mercedes 240D, 300GD, 280GE, 280
- 290 — 5-speed
  - 1995-1997 Jaguar XJR
  - 1996-1999 Holden Commodore(VS, VT)For the V8 5L
- 420G — 6-speed
  - 1996-2003 BMW E39 M5, BMW E39 540i