# Aisin Group to convert Tangshan Gear plant to automatic transmission production

Aisin Seiki and the Aisin Group will restructure production lines at Tangshan Aisin Gear Co., Ltd. in Tangshan, China, to begin manufacturing automatic transmissions starting August 2019, with a capacity of 400,000 units per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-25
- Where: Fengrun District, Tangshan, Hebei, China
- Starts operating: Aug 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400,000 units per year
- Products: 6-speed automatic transmissions for front-wheel drive vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/18556.md)
- [Tangshan Aisin Gear Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/18557.md)

## Sources

- [automotiveworld.com](https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/aisin-group-strengthening-production-china-ramp-automatic-transmission-production/), 2018-04-25: "The existing manual transmission production line will be restructured, and a new automatic transmission assembly line will be established to supply 6-speed automatic transmissions for front-wheel drive vehicles to automobile manufacturers in China at a scale of 400,000 units per year."

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