Frost & Sullivan: Electrified Transmissions to Become the Preferred Choice for Premium OEMs

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Frost & Sullivan: Electrified Transmissions to

Become the Preferred Choice for Premium

OEMs

PR Newswire

LONDON, June 21, 2012

- Electrified transmissions to gain significance in the luxury vehicle

segment across both sides of the Atlantic with increased powertrain

hybridisation

LONDON

,

June 21, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- Electrified transmissions will

experience increased penetration in both European and North American

regions due to the increased focus on hybrid vehicles and their positive impact

on emissions and fuel economy. However, end-user preference for automatic

transmissions (AT) in

North America

and for manual transmissions (MT) in

Europe

will dictate the market penetration of the type of transmission

technology with integrated electric motors.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.automotive.frost.com),

Electrification of Transmissions in

Europe

and

North America

, finds that

the electrified transmissions market sales are set to grow to 1.3 million units in

the North American and European markets by 2017. AT will be the prime

choice for electrification, followed by Dual-clutch transmissions (DCT), although

the Electric Drive Axle Systems (EDAS) will prove to be a tough competitor.

"The demand for lower emissions and increased fuel economy has sharpened

the focus on hybrid vehicles," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst

Bharath Kumar Srinivasan. "While the integrated technology solutions are

driven by the hybrid market itself, the technologies being quick and simple

solutions, offer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) an easier way to

hybridise the vehicles without making too many modifications to the engine,

chassis and vehicle as a whole."

In

North America

, the electrification of automatic transmissions (ATs) will suit

the transmission manufacturer as there is no necessity to modify

manufacturing setups of ATs; replacing the torque converter with an electric

motor offers improved results. On the other hand, driving patterns and

dynamics particular to

Europe

have led to the emergence of both transmission

electrification and EDAS systems—which will vie for the top spot in

Europe

.

The future of motor integrated transmissions-based technologies is likely to be

strongly influenced primarily by legislation promoting lower emissions and

strategies by OEMs to meet these legislative requirements. However, ease of

adoption and cost of the technology will be factors that will significantly affect

OEM strategies, thus having a direct impact on the market success of motor

integrated transmission technologies.

The electrified axle technology, which has been gaining popularity as a retro-fit

solution and is also used in Peugeot's HYbrid4 powertrain, is a major competitor

to electrified transmissions in

Europe

. With its simple architecture,

independence from the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), and ease of adoption

to any vehicle platform, this technology offers a stern challenge to the motor

integrated transmission. However, its lower potential for fuel reduction due to