In 1989, Meritor entered the fray, offering manual transmissions for linehaul trucks, a subset of the HD market.

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The A3 three-door hatchback unveiled here (the U.S. will get a four-door sedan version before 2014) will offer a slew of different engines, both gas and diesel, as well as automatic and manual transmissions.

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Develop world-class four-cylinder engines and manual transmissions.

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