To meet the increasing demand of automatic gearboxes, the PSA Group has entered into a license agreement with Aisin AW in order to produce the six-speed EAT6 automatic gearbox in France from 2020 onwards. Until now, this gearbox was manufactured by Aisin and imported from Japan. The Valenciennes production plant will have a production capacity of 300,000 automatic gearboxes per year.

The competitiveness of the Valenciennes production plant, combined with its know-how in the industrialisation and production of gearboxes, has seen the PSA Group invest in a new machining and assembly plant to produce these six-speed automatic gearboxes, which equip the Peugeot, Citroën, and DS flagship models, as well as the Opel and Vauxhall models produced on the Group's platforms.

“After 15 years of perfect partnership in the development and supply of automatic transmissions, this license production agreement in France contributes to strengthen the strategic relationship between Aisin AW and PSA Group,” confirmed Yannick Bézard, executive vice-President (Purchasing), PSA Group.