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Transmission systems have significant impact on drive ability and fuel economy of the vehicle. Electronic control and increased gear ratios have played a major role in the evolution of transmission systems in improving gear-shift comfort, drive ability and fuel economy. New transmission technologies being developed include “Automated Manual (AMT) transmissions”, with both single-clutch and Dual Clutch (DCT) or Direct Shift (DSG) variants, and Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). In India the manual type transmission is prevalent, whereas automatic and automated manual systems are slowly making their presence. It is expected that India will become world's largest producer of small car, which requires transmission systems that are low cost while at the same time offer comfortable smooth shifting, and fuel efficiency. Due to the space constraint in the small car, packaging is a challenge for transmission systems for small cars.