Shift to Automatic Transmission with Valeo Original Equipment

Major changes in the transmission market
The automotive market is facing a major shift. As automatic, hybrid, and electric vehicles continue to expand across the European car parc, workshops and distributors are increasingly confronted with complex automatic transmission systems.

For more than 90 years, Valeo has been leading the evolution of transmission technologies. From its first clutch in 1932 to today’s advanced automatic and electrified drivetrains, Valeo has continuously adapted to market needs.

Today, Valeo automatic transmission technologies are fitted in more than 60 million vehicles worldwide, underlining a long-standing presence in the transmission market.

From Clutches to Complete Automatic Systems 
The global shift from manual to automatic transmissions has fundamentally transformed the technical requirements of the Independent Aftermarket. Today’s professional repairers need integrated, OE-validated systems that maintain the vehicle’s original performance and comfort.

A Comprehensive Automatic Transmission System Portfolio 
Valeo’s automatic range covers today’s key automatic transmission technologies:

• Dual-clutch systems, in both dry and wet solutions with associated dual-mass flywheels
• Torque converters for smooth torque transfer in automatic transmissions
• Electric oil pumps, supporting lubrication and cooling in modern powertrains
• Gear-shift and transmission actuators that ensure smooth and reliable gear changes

Recognition Through Award-Winning Innovation
Valeo’s expertise in automatic transmission technologies is regularly recognized by the automotive industry through major international awards. Previously, Valeo received the Automotive News PACE Award for its Pendulum Dual-Mass Flywheel (DMF) Generation 2, widely regarded as a benchmark for powertrain innovation.

This technology improves comfort and durability in hybrid and electric vehicles by controlling noise, vibration, and hysteresis through centrifugal pendulum principles. Its optimized design also contributes to material reduction, in line with Valeo’s long-term carbon neutrality roadmap.

Remanufacturing at the Core of the Aftermarket Strategy 
To ensure complex and material-intensive technologies can also be given a second life, Valeo launched the "I Care for the Planet" program. This initiative is designed to reduce the environmental impact of aftermarket activities, and remanufacturing is a key solution for a more circular economy.

Because of the high technical complexity involved, Valeo specifically chose the automatic system to launch its first remanufactured dual wet clutch for passenger cars. By focusing on these high-tech systems, Valeo provides a more affordable solution for the market while drastically reducing the consumption of raw materials (re-use up to 80% of materials) and delivering OE-equivalent performance.

This commitment was recently recognized at EQUIP AUTO Paris 2025, where Valeo won the International Automotive Innovation Grand Prix for the remanufactured DQ250 dual wet clutch. Addressing a car parc of approximately five million vehicles in Europe, this award proves that remanufacturing is now a high-tech solution combining OE-level performance with sustainability and value. With over 40 years of remanufacturing experience, Valeo brings industrial expertise to the automatic transmission market.

Combining decades of heritage with today’s high-tech solutions, Valeo stands as an augmented partner for the automatic transmission era. 
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