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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.

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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, GTC 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.
Products
- 217 — 6-speed
- BMW 1-Series, BMW 3-Series, BMW 5-Series, BMW Z4
- 220 — 5-speed
- 221 — 5-speed
- 226 — 6-speed
- 226 AMT — 6-speed automated manual
- 232 — 4-speed
- 233 — 6-speed
- 238 — 6-speed
- 240 — 5-speed
- 242 — 4-speed
- 247 AMT — 7-speed automated manual
- 250 — 5-speed
- 1992-1999 BMW E36 for engines up to 2.5l
- 260 — 5-speed
- 275 — 5-speed
- Mercedes 240D, 300GD, 280GE, 280
- 290 — 5-speed
- 420G — 6-speed
- 252 — 5-speed
- 281 — 5-speed
- 282 — 5-speed
- Buick Skyhawk, Chevrolet Cavalier, Chevrolet Beretta, Chevrolet Celebrity, Oldsmobile Achieva, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais, Pontiac 6000, Pontiac Fiero, Pontiac Sunbird, Pontiac Grand Am
- 283 — 5-speed
- 284 -- 5-speed
- 285 — 6-speed
- F23 — 5-speed
- Chevrolet Vectra, Chevrolet Astra, Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet HHR, Saturn Vue, Saturn Ion, Opel Corsa, Opel Meriva, Opel Combo, Opel Astra, Opel Vectra, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Meriva, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Vectra
- 288 — 5-speed
- 431 AMT — 6-speed automatic
- 452 — 5-speed
- 452 AMT — 6-speed automatic
- 453 — 5-speed
- 453 AMT — 6-speed automatic
- ??? - 6-speed
- 555 — 5-speed
- Dodge Daytona Turbo II, Chrysler GS Turbo II
- 448 — 6-speed
- 466 — 6-speed
- 466 All-wheel drive — 6-speed
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