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发布于 2018 六月 11

AAM 将为全球的福特跨界车提供全轮驱动取力器

底特律，2018 年 6 月 11 日 -- American Axle & Manufacturing（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）将为福特汽车公司生产的全轮驱动 (AWD) 跨界车供应取力器，从 2019 款福特锐界 (Edge) 和林肯航海家 (Lincoln Nautilus) 车型开始。新合同扩大了 AAM 与福特的合作关系，同时支持受欢迎的跨界车细分市场的全球增长。

AAM 董事长兼首席执行官 David C. Dauch 表示：“跨界车在全球市场的销售额继续大幅增长。”“跨界车购买者希望买到既省油又安全的车辆。AAM 的取力器有助于在传递动力的同时提高效率。”

取力器是车辆智能四轮驱动系统的核心，它利用传感器来持续监测牵引力，帮助驾驶者应对恶劣天气和具有挑战性的路况。它平衡了前后轮之间的扭矩以增强操控性，并在车轮发生打滑之前最大程度地提高牵引力。

取力器位于车辆变速器上，当需要扭矩时，它通过传动轴将动力传递至后驱动模组。当只需要前轮驱动时，AAM 的取力器断开连接并使传动轴停止旋转，不再向后驱动模组传递动力。减少旋转有助于提高效率和减少排放，同时在需要时仍可提供增强的安全性。

取力器是 AAM 的 EcoTrac® 可断开式 AWD 解决方案系列的一部分，该系列解决方案包括可断开式取力器、多件式传动轴、带有电子控制单元的后驱动模组和扭矩传递装置。

AAM 在 2013 年底推出了业界首个可断开式 AWD 系统。自此，AAM 已提供超过 60 万件可断开式 AWD 装置，帮助车辆变得更安全、更智能、更高效。

AAM 将在全球多个基地制造 EcoTrac，包括美国密歇根州的 Three Rivers 制造基地、墨西哥的 Guanajuato 制造基地、中国的常熟制造基地和波兰的 Świdnica 制造基地。到 2020 年底，EcoTrac 将为 AAM 在全球市场带来约 8 亿美元的年收入。

 

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