Cassidy Sollazzo, Author at Transmission Digest
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The effects of supply chain holdup on the transmission industry

Everyone is aware of the current supply chain issues plaguing our industry and many others. Between a lack of raw materials that affect all rubber/paper and steel products and problems with containers at our ports, these are issues that will continue through Q2 of 2022, if not beyond. This is happening during a time when

Automatic trends in Europe: A transmission on the rise

Recent years have seen a rapid growth in automatic transmission use in European countries, but it took a long time to get there. In 1997, only 10-12 percent of new cars in Europe had automatic transmissions compared to over 90 percent use of automatic seen in the United States, according to Automotive News Europe. There

Chips ahoy: What the microchip shortage means for the transmission industry

A shortage of microchips and other automotive parts is creating a scarcity of new cars on dealership lots. Inventories of new cars to buy or lease are very constricted and aren’t likely to be back to normal for several months. Jean-Marc Chery, CEO of chip manufacturing company STMicroelectronics, says the effects of the shortages are

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