Established second Joint Venture for electrification between Groupe PSA and Punch Powertrain

Groupe PSA e Punch Powertrain

The second Joint Venture between Groupe PSA and Puch Powertrain aim to design, manufacture and supply state of the art components and sub-systems.

They expand their strategic partnership in the field of electrification for the future generation of the electrified transmission (e-DCT[1]), that will equip Groupe PSA’s mild hybrid electric (MHEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles and carmakers globally

Punch Powertrain holds majority control in the new Joint 61/39 Venture, which will design, manufacture, and supply Punch Powertrain’s breakthrough DT2[2] dual clutch transmission that will initially supply Groupe PSA’s global operations and aims to supply other vehicle manufacturers worldwide.

The Joint Venture agreement is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Punch Powertrain will contribute its DT2-related business unit, including world-class engineering, manufacturing, and support functions to the new entity which is expected to be operational by the third quarter 2020. Punch Powertrain will also transfer its current DT2- related facilities in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, and Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In turn, Groupe PSA will make a cash investment in the Joint Venture.

The new Joint Venture, “Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions”, will supply Punch Powertrain’s innovative, ultra-efficient and compact automatic transmissions. Known as the DT2, this cost-efficient dual clutch transmission is the first in the industry to integrate an electric motor in a mild hybrid electric vehicle.

This latest Joint Venture will supply one of the industry’s first 48V solutions to equip mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEV), resulting in significant fuel savings and reduction in CO2 emissions, compared to regular internal combustion engine powered vehicles.

A high voltage variant of the DT2 is designed for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and allows full electrically powered driving.

In April 2019 Groupe PSA and Punch Powertrain originally signed an agreement to establish their first Joint Venture “Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions assembly”. This Joint Venture will assemble the future generation of electrified transmissions (e-DCT) at Groupe PSA ’s facility in Metz, France, starting in 2022. This breakthrough transmission will equip Groupe PSA’s next generation of hybrid vehicles.

Source: Groupe PSA and Punch Powertrain

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