Jatco boosts CVT capacity in Mexico for N.A. vehicles

Jatco expects higher North American demand for its continuously variable transmission. A CVT operates like an automatic transmission but with about 10 percent better fuel economy.

SD

By:

Stephen Downer

June 02, 2008 05:00 AM

Jatco Ltd. has increased the capacity of its continuously variable transmission plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to 700,000 CVTs a year from 400,000.

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