Ford's dual-clutch transmission, code-named DPS6 and used in its Fiesta and Focus, has been troubled for years. It's the subject of a potential $4 billion lawsuit. It had Ford secretly telling dealers ...

The most powerful Ford Mustang ever will use a new transmission with a better, faster stronger version of the system that got the company in trouble on its Fiesta and Focus cars. Don’t panic. Other ...

Given the difficult market conditions that hammered its sales, Ford is continuously struggling to find better ways to revamp its sales. Just like it said in December, the American company plans to ...

Before a recent trip to Las Vegas, I reserved a rental subcompact car online from Avis. Bottom feeders like me never know what car they’ll get until they are handed the keys at the counter. The keys I ...

Ford announced today that production of its new PowerShift six-speed dual-clutch transmission has begun in a joint venture between the automaker and transmission manufacturer Getrag. The gearbox is ...

The six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission Ford launched in the U.S. with the Fiesta and Focus has had a seriously troubled life from early drivability and reliability problems that eventually ...

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday it would extend warranties on roughly 560,000 Focus and Fiesta cars equipped with the PowerShift dual-clutch automatic transmissions to repair the clutches for free. The ...

"In the past, transmissions were things you could count on, but that's no longer true." Not so long ago, dual-clutch transmissions -- with their superior fuel economy and lightning-quick gear shifts - ...

Ford is the second major automaker to commit to dual-clutch transmissions, writes Automotive News Europe. By joining Volkswagen group, Ford gives the technology momentum in Europe’s hot transmission ...

Raise your hand if you answered that the difference between a single and dual-clutch transmission is one clutch. Excellent. We're halfway home. Single-clutch and dual-clutch transmissions differ in ...