Luxury Geely GE car to use DSI transmission

Published: 30 Jun 2009 21:31:02 PST

Shanghai, June 30 (Gasgoo.com) Geely Holding Group chairman Li Shufu recently said that the company's all models with engines of 1.5 liters and more, including the luxury Geely GE model, will be equipped with the DSI transmission, sina.com said today. Geely will start making the newly acquired DSI transmission next year.

Chinese automaker Geely bought Australia's Drivetrain Systems International (DSI), the world's second largest automatic transmission producer, for A$70 million ($55.83 million) in earlier this year, and will produce 200,000 sets of the DSI transmission annually within two years after starting its production in mid-2010.

Geely is planning the DSI transmission manufacturing factory. The China-made DSI product will equip Geely's luxury GE cars and all other models with the engine size above 1.5 liters, and will supply other automakers such as Ford, Ssangyong and India's car companies. Some Chinese automakers are also interested in the DSI transmission.