1. GETRAG FORD Transmissions Slovakia s.r.o.

2. Company Introduction / History

3. GETRAG Corporate Group GETRAG FORD Transmissions
Corporate Structure
GETRAG Corporate Group
GETRAG Group
GETRAG Americas
GETRAG
Asia Pacific
GETRAG FORD Transmissions
GETRAG International
Bordeaux
Kechnec
Cologne
Halewood
Gothenburgh PD

4. Brand message Reliability and quality in all that we do
Enthusiasm, innovation and dedication of our employees
Trustful long-term relationships and mutual respect

5. GETRAG FORD Transmissions Slovakia
Plant Kechnec, Slovakia
Established 2005
Production of dual clutch / motorbike transmissions, timing gears
Start of production: motorbike (Nov. 2006), dual clutch transmissions (Oct. 2007)
Customers: Ford, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Chrysler, PSA (dual clutch)
BMW, Harley Davidson, KTM (motorbike)
Employees 680

6. Dual clutch transmissions
GETRAG PowerShift® transmissions
Applications- 6DCT450
For a wide variety of applications
Compact- to upper middle car segment
SUVs
Compact, high-capacity transmission for powerful FWD cars
Applications- 6DCT470
With high capacity on small space
Compact, high-capacity transmission for powerful FWD cars
Fit for narrow installation space due to the short design (e.g. 6-cylinder inline engine East-West configuration)

7. Motorbike Transmission 402 Transmission 423 Transmission 424
Harley Davidson V-Rod
5-Speed (integrated in engine housing)
Transmission 423
Transmission 424
BMW K-Series 5- Speed (with Rfh / Return-Speed) / 6-Speed
BMW R-series (Boxermotor 1100 / 1150 ccm) 5 / 6-Speed

8. Motorbike Transmission 426
BMW (K40, integrated in engine housing; Four cylinder transverse, Model year 2004)
Transmission 425
6-speed
Transmission 426
BMW K 25 (Boxermotor 1200ccm)
6-speed

9. Motorbike – „ Timing gears“
1) “High pressure gear“
2) “Crank shaft gear”
3) “Balance gear (Left/Right)”
4) “Oil pump Gear”
5) “Idler gear”

10. Investment Story – Slovakia, Kechnec

11. Eastern European Country Selection
7 countries considered
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey
Assessed both macro and micro economic criteria
Macro  GNP, FDI, country risk, currency, inflation projections
Micro  Labour costs, personnel availability and qualifications, logistics, corporate income tax
15 sites from top 5 countries visited

12. Site Selection 15 sites from top 5 countries visited
Czech Republic – Ostrava, Novy Jičín, Brno, Valašské-Meziříči
Hungary - Miskolc
Poland – Boleslawiec, Mielec
Romania – Cluj-Napoca, Alba, Sibiu
Slovakia – Nové Mesto, Spišská Nová Ves, Lemešany, Kechnec, Levice
Narrowed down to top 3 and then rated by 7 categories

13. Final Selection Quantitative – Labour cost, taxes, land price, grants
Logistics – Distance to suppliers, availability of logistic services, container harbour connection, airport connection, highway connection
Implementation Ease – Technical, land, construction
Labour Availability and Education – Unemployment rate, population, academic and vocational / technical
Labour Code – Work time, shift models, premiums, unions
Country Risk / Macro-economics
Cultural Aspects, Presence of International School

14. Final Selection Kechnec Site Selected - Ground breaking July 7th, 2005
Start of production : motorbike (Nov 2006), dual clutch (Oct 2007)
Full capacity to be reached in 2011 / 2012 time frame
268k dual clutch transmissions, 80k motorbike transmissions, and 600k timing gears.
Shipping to customers all over the world

15. Short Video Good overview of plant and all major operations
Items of interest:
Environmental emphasis
Very high tech
Very complex
Flexible manufacturing
Very exciting!