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254:. In the late 1890s, New Process Rawhide moved operations to Syracuse after a fire. In 1913, Thomas W. Meachem reorganized New Process Rawhide with one of his partners, Artemus Vosburgh. The company was renamed New Process Gear to reflect the new corporate direction. In 1954, after a succession of owners including
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Detroit Diesel Allison in 1984 and GM
293:. Magna purchased the remaining 20% interest in 2007. The New Process gear plant remained property of DaimlerChrysler. Chrysler then leased the facilities to Magna. This lease arrangement made it difficult to compete with the European manufacturing operation Magna directly purchased located in
210:, to manufacture automobile parts, steering, and transmission gears. In 1919, General Motors purchased the T. W. Warner Company, including its land and buildings. In 1920, GM reopened the plant under the name Muncie Products to manufacture transmissions and steering gear for their
282:." The T.W. Warner Muncie plant closed in mid-2006 after a century of operation and the property was turned over to Delaware County Indiana. The GM Muncie Transmission plant was demolished soon after turnover to the county. The Syracuse New Process remained with New Venture Gear.
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division as the "Quadra-Trac II," the manual transaxle for the Dodge Neon and PT Cruiser (T-350), and manual transaxles for
European-export Chrysler minivans (T-650 and T-750) were the bulk of the plant's last years of production.
297:. A downturn in Jeep demand combined with DaimlerChrysler not replacing the Dodge Neon sharply curtailed demand for the Syracuse New Process Gear plant production. In 2009, design and engineering services were moved to
301:, and Magna International announced its intent to close the Syracuse plant. The Syracuse New Process Gear plant had been planned for closure in November 2011, but was pushed back to the first quarter of 2012.
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The model numbers of the transfer case consists of the manufacturer, the number of speeds/gears, the strength (1–7), and a number from 1–9 describing the type. The following table delineates the format:
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1166:"All-Wheel Drive Revolution? New Venture Gear leads a shift in AWD technology"
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1061:"COMPANY NEWS; Joint Venture Planned By G.M. and Chrysler - New York Times"
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1455:"SAE TopTec: Innovations in Four Wheel Drive/All Wheel Drive Systems"
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1403:"New Process Gear stops production this week after 124 years"
1312:"New Process Gear, Inc. | Company Profile from Hoover's"
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In 1902, Thomas W. Warner formed the Warner Gear Company in
1089:"Muncie Chevrolet Plant Architectural Drawings, 1918–1920"
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Dennis Nett / The Post-Standard (November 10, 2011).
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1284:"Magna Completes Acquisition of New Venture Gear"
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1334:"Magna Completes Purchase of New Venture Gear"
417:6 = Computer-controlled multi-plate wet clutch
316:Inside of a 231 New Process Gear transfer case
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1487:. Midwest Transmission Zumbrota MN. 2010
1198:"GM Drops Its Stake in New Venture Gear"
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1336:. Geartechnology.com. December 22, 2003
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1357:"New Process Gear plans exit strategy"
1355:Hannagan, Charley (February 5, 2009).
1142:Central New York (December 22, 2011).
1776:Companies based in Syracuse, New York
1427:Hannagan, Charley (August 20, 2012).
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1401:Central New York (August 20, 2012).
1293:. September 29, 2004. Archived from
1252:"History of Magna International Inc"
401:2 = Two speed (high and low range)
1575:New Venture Gear 5600 transmission
1570:New Venture Gear 4500 transmission
1565:New Venture Gear 3500 transmission
360:transfer case, sold by Chrysler's
14:
1232:. Allpar.com. September 29, 2004
1119:. Moparstyle.com. Archived from
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1433:syracuse.com The Post-Standard
280:Manual Transmissions of Muncie
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1647:CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme
1435:. Advance Media New York
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383:Number of speeds/gears
252:Baldwinsville, New York
1674:Eurostar Automobilwerk
396:NV = New Venture Gear
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1485:"NP236 Transfer Case"
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25:Vehicle Transmissions
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404:1 (low) to 7 (high)
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1723:Granite Real Estate
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