The Indian automotive magazine Auto Tech Review, published by Springer India, has presented the “Transmission Technology of Year” award to Magneti Marelli’s Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) technology.
This award is on top of three other important awards that Magneti Marelli received for the AMT in the past year: “Technology of the Year 2015” from Overdrive and the CNBC-TV18, “Technology of the Year” by Zeegnition and “Automotive Pioneer of the Year” from Motoring World Magazine.
The continued recognition of Magneti Marelli’s Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) technology is a direct reflection of its market success in India since its introduction in the country. According to Magneti Marelli, AMT represents, both from the consumer’s point of view and from the perspective of the carmaker, an example of a technological value-added solution but at an affordable cost. By automating a manual gearbox with an electro-hydraulic “add-on” device, the company is able to combine comfort in driving, consumption and emissions optimization, and also contain industrial costs.
“This important award assigned to Magneti Marelli’s Automated Manual Transmission,” said Pietro Gorlier, CEO of Magneti Marelli, “further demonstrates that the Indian market has fully understood the added value of the AMT made of innovation and technology at affordable cost and blending driving comfort with reduced fuel consumption and emissions. We are looking forward to further growth in India by bringing in the best of automotive technologies to the Indian market and its OEM players.”
Saju Mookken, country manager of Magneti Marelli in India, stated, “We would like to thank the team of Auto Tech Review for acknowledging the excellence of Magneti Marelli AMT technology. The success of the AMT in these years has led us to inaugurate a new industrial site in Manesar, near Gurgaon, that will address the demand from local carmakers regarding additional future implementations.”
Car models currently equipped with the Magneti Marelli AMT gearbox in India include Maruti Celerio, Maruti Alto, Tata Nano and Tata Zest.
