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'''GETRAG''' is a leading manufacturer of [[automobile]] [[manual transmission]]s. The company was founded on [[1 May]] [[1935]] in [[Ludwigsburg]], [[Germany]] by Hermann Hagenmeyer as the ''Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer AG''. Today, the company is allied with [[Dana Corporation]] and the European [[Ford Motor Company]] but supplies transmissions to most auto manufacturers including [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[DaimlerChrysler]], [[BMW MINI]] and [[Toyota]]. Chief competitors include [[Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.|Aisin]] and [[ZF Friedrichshafen AG|ZF]].
'''GETRAG''' is a leading manufacturer of [[automobile]] [[manual transmission]]s. The company was founded on 1 May 1935 in Ludwigsburg, Germany by Hermann Hagenmeyer as the ''Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer AG''. Today, the company is allied with [[Dana Corporation]] and the European [[Ford Motor Company]] but supplies transmissions to most auto manufacturers including [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[DaimlerChrysler]], [[BMW MINI]] and [[Toyota]]. Chief competitors include [[Aisin]] and [[ZF]].


== Products ==
== Products ==
* ===[[Longitudinal engine]]s===
===[[Longitudinal engine]]s===
** [[GETRAG 217 transmission|217]] — 6-speed
** [[GETRAG 217 transmission|217]] — 6-speed
*** [[BMW 1-Series]], [[BMW 3-Series]], [[BMW 5-Series]], [[BMW Z4]]
*** [[BMW 1-Series]], [[BMW 3-Series]], [[BMW 5-Series]], [[BMW Z4]]
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*** [[Fiat Stilo]], [[Fiat Croma]], [[Fiat Idea]], [[Lancia Mussa]]
*** [[Fiat Stilo]], [[Fiat Croma]], [[Fiat Idea]], [[Lancia Mussa]]
** [[GETRAG 282 Transmission|282]]
** [[GETRAG 282 Transmission|282]]
*** [[Buick Skyhawk]], [[Chevrolet Cavalier]], [[Chevrolet Beretta]], [[Oldsmobile Achieva]], [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]], [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais]], [[Pontiac Fiero]], [[Pontiac Grand Prix]], [[Pontiac Sunbird]], [[Pontiac Grand Am]]
*** [[Buick Skyhawk]], [[Cadillac Cimarron]], [[Chevrolet Cavalier]], [[Chevrolet Beretta]], [[Oldsmobile Achieva]], [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]], [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais]], [[Pontiac Fiero]], [[Pontiac Grand Prix]], [[Pontiac Sunbird]], [[Pontiac Grand Am]]
** [[GETRAG 283 transmission|283]] — 5-speed
** [[GETRAG 283 transmission|283]] — 5-speed
*** [[Land Rover Freelander]]
*** [[Land Rover Freelander]]
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== External link ==
== External link ==
*[http://www.getrag.com Official GETRAG website]
*[http://www.getrag.com Official GETRAG website]
'''''News and References'''''
* [http://www.worldcarfans.com/9081118.006/getrag-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection GETRAG files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection]


[[Category:Auto parts suppliers]]
[[Category:Auto parts suppliers]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle companies]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle companies]]
[[Category:Automotive companies of Germany]]
[[Category:Ford]]
[[Category:Ford]]
[[Category:Automotive transmission makers]]
[[Category:Automotive transmission makers]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1935]]
[[Category:Transmissions]]

Latest revision as of 19:07, 27 September 2009

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. Today, the company is allied with Dana Corporation and the European Ford Motor Company but supplies transmissions to most auto manufacturers including General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, BMW MINI and Toyota. Chief competitors include Aisin and ZF.

Products

Longitudinal engines

External link

News and References