JATCO (President & CEO Shigeo Ishida, Headquartered in Fuji City, Shizuoka, Japan, Capital: 29.9353 billion yen), a manufacturer of automatic and continuously variable transmissions (AT/CVT), has announced that it has attained a cumulative production of 5 million units of its belt CVT for medium FWD vehicles (JF011E). This makes the JF011E the world’s first CVT model to attain a unit production level of 5 million units*.

Belt CVT for medium FWD vehicles (JF011E)

The production of JF011E started in the Fuji Area (Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture) in 2004 as a new-generation CVT to replace the steel belt CVT (F06A, production started in 1997), which was the first CVT in the world to be adapted for 2L class vehicles. Amid growing interest in the environment and fuel economy all over the world, the CVT has been highly commended for its excellent fuel efficiency. Its compactness and lightness make its installation in vehicles easy,also as it is adapted to the 2-2.5L class vehicles which requires environmental friendliness, itsapplication range was growing. Production started in Mexico in November 2005, and in China in September 2009. This becomes a global unit produced in Japan, Mexico and China. In July 2010, approximately six years after production began, a cumulative production of 5 million units was attained.

Since started manufacturing belt CVTs in 1997, JATCO has maintained its leading position in the industry through consistent efforts to cultivate and develop global markets, through commercializing world-first technologies. In 2009 it introduced to the market for the first time the CVT with auxiliary gearbox, which makes use of unique and revolutionary technology. Currently JATCO is the only manufacturer that has a full lineup of CVTs from mini-vehicles to 3.5 liter class vehicles. In 2009, JATCO recorded the largest share in the global CVT production at 41%.

*According to JATCO’s survey

About JF011E

Progress towards cumulative production of 5 million units

● September 2004	Production started in Fuji Area; The first vehicles with JF011E “Nissan Lafest” was launched in December
● November 2005	Production started in JATCO México, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
● September 2006	Production started in Yagi Area (Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture)
● September 2009	Mass production started at JATCO (Guangzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd. (China)
● July 2010	Attained cumulative production of 5 million units

Main customers and vehicles the JF011E has been mounted in

Automaker	Vehicles mounted in
Nissan	Serena, Sylphy, Dualis, X-Trail, Lafesta etc.
Mitsubishi	RVR, Outlander, Delica D:5, Galant Fortis etc.
Suzuki	Kizashi
Renault	Koleos, Megane, Fluence
Dongfeng Nissan	Tian Lai , Qashqai , Xuan Yi etc.
Chrysler	Jeep Patriot, Jeep Compass, Dodge Caliber
Renault Samsung	SM5, QM5, SM3