In a car, the transmission is the most core component outside the engine, and at the technical level, the technical level of the automatic transmission is no less than that of the engine. Therefore, for an automobile company, the core technology of the engine and transmission must generally be in its own hands. However, in the past decade, with the improvement of the global supply chain, many automobile companies can manufacture very good cars even without engine and transmission technology. Especially with the advent of the era of electrification, more and more automotive companies have begun to abandon the development of engines and transmissions. However, the opposite is true for automakers in Japan. Even if there is a ready-made transmission, we must continue to develop it independently. This reminds me of the smoothest transmission in the world. The car company is Mazda in Japan. Today I would like to introduce you to the past and present lives of the Mazda 6AT transmission.
Before talking about Mazda transmissions, let's talk about Mazda more than a decade ago. More than a decade ago, Mazda didn't have its own automatic transmission. The prevailing Ma 3 and Ma 6 at that time used a 6-speed manual and a 5-speed manual all-in-one transmission from Essien. At the time, Mazda was still using Ford's technology. However, after Ford sold its shares in Mazda, many of Ford's technology licenses were terminated. At that time, Mazda understood the need for independent research and development. At that time, Mazda already had its own engine technology, but the transmission short board could not stand it. So, in 2010, Mazda officially opened its own transmission self-study road. In the choice of transmission form, at that time, Volkswagen's DSG dual-clutch transmission had many shortcomings, Jaguar's CVT transmission could not withstand a lot of torque, Mazda's skeleton always had a sports gene, so the automatic transmission became Mazda's first choice, but most of the automatic transmission technology was in the hands of established transmission suppliers such as Mobil and Essing, and it was also difficult for Mazda to manufacture automatic transmissions.
At the critical moment, Essien still stood up to help Mazda get through the difficulties. Aising licensed the core technology of many AT transmissions to Mazda, and after Mazda's innovative optimization, the horizontal 6AT gearbox that surpassed the Aising 6AT transmission was successfully born. The Mazda 6AT transmission uses a Simpson-style planetary gearset drive scheme with 3 brakes and 2 clutches. In terms of overall flatness and shift logic, mazda's transmission is better than the Aisin 6AT. In addition, many people say that Mazda's transmission is represented by Essien, but this is not the case. The overall structure of the Mazda 6AT gearbox is very similar to the Aising Vertical 6AT gearbox, so many people think that the Mazda transmission is from Aising, or is oem of Aising. In fact, Mazda has a special anti-corrosion plant for transmissions in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, which can produce 480,000 units a year.
Chonburi Province in southern Thailand also has a transmission factory that produces 400,000 sets per year. However, compared to Mazda's nearly 1.5 million sales worldwide, these transmissions are clearly not enough, so some models use Aisin's transmissions. Therefore, people do not know whether they are using love letters or using their own things. Therefore, although Mazda's domestic sales are average, its comprehensive strength is actually a super-large domestic car company. In addition, Mazda is also a very strange car company on the technical route. Things that could have been used directly must be developed independently. Even if you do, you will become the highest in the world. It can be said that I am angry. If one day our domestic car companies can also settle down and strive for excellence in research and development, our domestic cars will become the world's leading. Well, today's content is here. I remember that Mr. Iron, who I liked, attracted attention.