GRAY COURT, South Carolina—After ZF’s first PowerLine 8-speed automatic transmission rolled off the production line in late 2023, the company expects to produce 200,000 this year, the German-based ...

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 ...

The German gearbox supplier revealed the eight-speed automatic transmission in 2008, when it debuted on the F01 BMW 7 Series. Since then, it has become arguably the best automatic transmission out ...

ZF has developed a modification to its upcoming eight-speed automatic transmission that will allow it to be used with stop-start systems. This is claimed to reduce fuel consumption by 5%. So called ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...