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SEAT Componentes to manufacture new 6-speed manual for Volkswagen Group MQB platform; 450K units/year

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The SEAT Componentes plant has been awarded the Volkswagen Group’s new MQ281 gearbox, a 6-speed manual gearbox that will be equipped in vehicles manufactured with the MQB platform.

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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

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The new Passat is the first vehicle to be equipped with the MQ281, followed by almost all vehicle classes of the brands Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen. The trend towards vehicles from the SUV segment with large-diameter wheels places high demands on the gearbox. MQ281 manual transmission. The MQ281 is based on a 2.5