Groupe PSA has announced a strategic partnership with Aisin AW to produce 6-speed EAT6 automatic gearboxes in France, from 2020 onwards.
The Valenciennes production plant will benefit of a production capacity of 300,000 automatic gearboxes per year.
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Until now this gearbox was manufactured by Aisin and imported from Japan.
PSA said the competitiveness of the Valenciennes production plant, combined with its 'recognized know-how in the industrialisation and production of gearboxes', have enabled PSA Group to invest in a new machining and assembly plant to produce the 6-speed automatic gearboxes. The gearboxes equip the Peugeot, Citroën, and DS flagship models, as well as the Opel and Vauxhall models produced on the group's platforms.
The investment made in Valenciennes is part of PSA's strategy of doubling the sales volume of models equipped with automatic gearboxes.
"After 15 years of perfect partnership in the development and supply of automatic transmissions, this licence production agreement in France contributes to strengthen the strategic relationship between Aisin AW and PSA Group," said Yannick Bézard, Executive Vice President Purchasing for PSA Group.
