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Publicado em 11 de junho de 2018

AAM fornecerá PTUs AWD para Crossover globais da Ford

DETROIT, 11 de junho de 2018 -- A American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE: AXL) fornecerá Unidades de Transferência de Potência (PTU) para os veículos crossover da Ford Motor CO. com tração nas quatro rodas (AWD), começando com o Ford Edge e o Lincoln Nautilus 2019. O novo contrato amplia o relacionamento entre a AAM e a Ford e apoia o crescimento global no popular segmento de crossover.

"As vendas de veículos crossover continuam a crescer significativamente nos mercados de todo o mundo", disse David C. Dauch, Diretor e Presidente Executivo da AAM. "Os compradores de crossover querem um veículo que tenha eficiência de combustível e seja seguro. A PTU da AAM ajuda a fornecer potência e aumenta a eficiência".

A PTU é o coração da AWD inteligente dos veículos, que usam sensores para monitorar constantemente a tração e auxiliar o motorista em meio a climas difíceis e condições desafiadoras na estrada. Ela equilibra o torque entre as rodas dianteiras e traseiras para otimizar a dirigibilidade e maximizar a tração antes sequer que a patinagem das rodas ocorra.

Localizada na transmissão do veículo, a PTU direciona potência para o RDM por meio do eixo de transmissão quando o torque é necessário. Quando apenas as rodas dianteiras são necessárias, a PTU da AAM desconecta e para de girar o eixo de transmissão, não enviando mais potência para o RDM. Menos giro ajuda a otimizar a eficiência e reduz as emissões, mas ainda fornece uma melhor segurança quando necessário.

A PTU é parte da família de soluções EcoTrac® de Desconexão AWD, que inclui PTUs que se desconectam, eixos de transmissão de várias peças, módulos de acionamento traseiro com unidades de controle eletrônico e dispositivos de transferência de torque.

A AAM apresentou o primeiro sistema AWD que se desconecta do setor, no final de 2013, Desde então, a AAM forneceu mais de 600 mil unidades de AWD que se desconectam, o que ajuda a tornar os veículos mais seguros, inteligentes e eficientes.

A AAM produzirá o EcoTrac e diversas instalações no mundo, incluindo Three Rivers, Michigan.; Guanajuato, México; Changshu, China and Świdnica, Polônia. Até o final de 2020, o EcoTrac representará cerca de US$ 800 milhões do faturamento anual da AAM nos mercados globais.

 

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