The first truly automatic transmissions appeared in 1948 Oldsmobiles. According to Edmunds, a leading American online ...

At the International VDI Conference "Transmissions in Vehicles 2011", ZF Friedrichshafen AG presents an automatic transmission with nine speeds for passenger cars with front-transverse drive.

An automatic transmission is any transmission that doesn’t require the driver to shift gears. There are more types of automatic transmissions than ever before, including conventional torque ...

In our tests, we've found that in some cars a manual transmission can improve gas mileage by a significant 2 to 5 mpg, compared with an automatic, and can cut a car's price by $800 to $1,200.