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gearbox

[geer-boks] / ˈgɪərˌbɒks /


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The German gearbox maker reported a lower profit for the quarter after booking impairment losses on the canceled F126 frigate project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

To prepare for increased production rates, a robot installed a year ago now assembles gearbox units.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

More upgrades are expected, in the form of a weight reduction around the gearbox, for either Madrid this weekend or Azerbaijan.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

For Piastri, it was academic in the end, a gearbox failure sending him into retirement and denying McLaren a one-two.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

He told me it was unlike any car on the market, and that new features of gearbox, ignition, and engine design would certainly stamp it a winner if no bad luck overtook him.

From The Man Who Drove the Car by Sir Max Pemberton

The trend is accelerating: In the second quarter of 2025, imports of manual gearboxes from China rose almost threefold, according to the German Economic Institute think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

Mercedes' revenue comes from sponsorship and licensing, F1 prize money and other revenues from inside the sport - for example selling gearboxes to Williams and Aston Martin.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

It remains an open question whether the manual can mount a comeback in a world of increasing automation and electric drivetrains with single-speed gearboxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

Insurer AA said the trend is being driven by the UK's ban on new the sale of new petrol and diesel cars coming in 2030, as EVs do not need manual gearboxes.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

A mezzanine upstairs — once a storage place for engines and gearboxes — runs along the western edge of the building.

From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2023


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