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7 T he IFP* H alton H ills* W H E E L S A pril 25, 2013 Ford and General Motors have signed an agreement under which both companies will jointly develop an all-new generation of advanced technology nine- and 10-speed auto- matic transmissions for cars, cross- overs, SUVs and trucks. The new transmissions, to be built in both front- and rear-wheel drive variants, will improve vehicle perfor- mance and increase fuel economy. The collaboration enables both automakers to design, develop, engi- neer, test, validate and deliver these new transmissions for their vehicles faster and at lower cost than if each company worked independently. This new agreement marks the third time in the past decade that GM and Ford have col- laborated on transmis- sions. These collab- orative efforts have enabled both com- panies together to deliver more than 8 million durable, high-quality six- speed front-wheel drive transmissions to customers around the globe. Ford installs these 6-speed transmissions in some of North Amer- ica's favorite vehicles, such as the Ford Fu- sion family sedan, the Edge crossover and the Escape and Explorer SUVs, while GM installs them into a variety of high volume, award- winning products like the Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Traverse, Chevro- let Equinox and Chevrolet Cruze. These original collaborations served as a template for the new one. As before, each company will manufacture its own transmissions in its own plants with many common components. --Metroland Media WheelsTalk.com Ford and GM will work together on a new generation of nine- and 10-speed automatic transmis- sions. Ford and GM team up to build advanced transmissions