2014 Chevrolet Corvette may get a Japanese-made automatic gearbox: Autoweek TV

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, November 14, 2012                  The GM-designed eight-speed automatic transmission may not be ready in time for the launch of the 2014 Corvette, so the automaker may rely on a model from Japanese supplier Aisin to fill the gap. 2014 Chevrolet Corvette may get a Japanese-made automatic gearbox: Autoweek TV 11/14/12, 4:26 pm et Also in this episode: Chevrolet will debut an electric Spark in Los Angeles, Honda shows off its refreshed Civic and Eterniti Motors throws caution and good taste to the wind with its Cayenne-based Artemis. TRANSCRIPT -- Chevy will debut its Spark EV in Los Angeles. -- Honda releases a couple of photos of a new Civic. -- A Porsche tuner opens a shop in London. -- And the new Corvette may use a made-in-Japan automatic transmission. I'm Rory, it's Wednesday, let's do the news. Chevy's hoping to find an electric light of a spark by introducing a Spark EV in Los Angeles. Details are a little scarce at the moment, but the all-electric Spark will probably be about the size of a current Chevy Spark and have a battery of some kind.... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.