The last time Ford put a CVT in a nonhybrid car, the effort wasn’t too appreciated by the drivers. If you remember the sorry Five Hundred full-size sedan from 2007, it’s easy to understand why that ...

Ford global product chief Raj Nair toldANthat the company is reconsidering CVTs as a way of improving fuel economy, specifically for low-torque engines in smaller applications. Ford's small cars like ...

Bosch thinks CVTs are a good idea for EVs. Jeep is rolling out a full slate of electric SUVs. GM is extending its holistic charging approach to fleets. And Ford looks at towing and charging. This and ...

Lower production volume and the strong euro are pushing Ford Motor Co. to chop as much as 25 percent from the cost of its continuously variable transmissions engineered by German supplier ZF ...

Continuously variable transmissions have been used for years in motorcycles and snowmobiles. As cars and engines became smaller, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lowered vehicle emission ...

ZF Friedrichshafen AG's U.S.-made continuously variable transmission is poised to get its first test in a European Ford Focus derivative this year. After a number of delays, ZF will start production ...

When the subject of CVTs or continuously variable transmissions comes up, the chances are that most readers will think of the various motor vehicles they’ve appeared in. Whether it’s a DAF, a Ford, a ...

(iSeeCars) – When it comes to transmissions, cars used to fall under two categories: manual and automatic. However, the third type of transmission is growing in popularity, creating a third option: ...

The continuously variable transmission, or CVT, is one of the biggest points of contention in the modern automotive world. On the one hand, you have the car manufacturers who love the simple, ...