When the TorqueFlite 8HP45/845RE made its debut in model-year 2012 as the world's first eight-speed available outside the luxury market, the transmission was mated exclusively to Chrysler Group's ...
In 2011, Chrysler announced a $72-million investment in its Toledo Machining Plant to modernize production of the eight- and nine-speed torque-converters for automatic transmissions made there.
Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne expects there will be as many as 200,000 nine-speed transmissions available this year and bound for new Chrysler vehicles. The gear-heavy transmissions will be ...
In addition, the 2015 Chrysler 200 will share a new 9-speed automatic transmission with the upcoming Jeep Cherokee. Past reports have indicated that the car could get as much as 38 mpg on the highway.