BIRMINGHAM, Britain, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — A world-class auto powertrain test center, invested by China's Changan Automobile, was unveiled Tuesday in the British industrial city of Birmingham despite continuing uncertainty caused by Brexit.
Zhang Xiaoyu, director of Changan's Blue Core NE Powertrain Platform, said Birmingham was chosen as the start of the company's global powertrain research and development journey because the UK is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution with an innovative spirit and an abundance of talent resources.
The test center is designed to test automotive powertrains, including engine and transmission. The center can be used to test Changan's engine products for conventional cars as well as power systems for hybrid electric vehicles and pure electric vehicles.
Tim Pile, chair of Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, said Chinese investment has helped the region grow and created jobs needed for the renaissance of th..
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Japanese transmission maker JATCO opens new plant in east China
NANJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — JATCO, one of the largest manufacturers of automatic transmissions in the world, put its new plant into operation on Friday in Zhangjiagang of east China's Jiangsu Province.
It is the second production base set up and wholly funded by the Japanese company in China.
With some 700 employees, the new plant covers 96,000 square meters and has an annual production capacity of 480,000 transmissions.
The main products will be the Jatco CVT8 models, which are used on premium midsize automobiles of Nissan and Renault brands produced by their joint ventures with China's automaker Dongfeng Motor Corporation, JATCO said.
Teruaki Nakatsuka, president of JATCO, said CVT (continuously variable transmission) technology has been a success in the Chinese market with the fuel-efficient and comfortable rides it provides for automobiles.
“China is an important strategic market of JATCO,” Nakatsuka said.
JATCO entered China in 2007 and founded its first manufacturing en..