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In The Press | Just-Auto, leading industry publication, talks to DSD about reducing warranty costs

2 September 2014

Drive System Design’s Managing Director, Mark Findlay, suggests that a new approach to warranty issues could help vehicle manufacturers to save money and prevent damage to reputation Findlay believes that as timescales for model introductions shrink and global platform sharing becomes more widespread, the […]

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In The Press | DSD talks to SAE International about the inherent NVH issues found in EVs

29 August 2014

The SAE International’s Automotive Engineering magazine interviews DSD’s Managing Director, Mark Findlay The interview discusses the inherent NVH issues found in Electric Vehicles (EV) and the challenges this imposes on vehicle manufactures. Findlay suggests that there is no excuse for gear noise in either […]

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In The News | DSD rebrands ahead of move to new technical centre

22 August 2014

Drive System Design has launched its new branding ahead of a move to a new technical facility in Leamington Spa. The rebranding represents the company’s growth to one of the leading engineering consultancies in transmission design and future drivelines. “The company has significantly developed since […]

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01/07/14 | Press release: OEMs find new approach to reducing warranty issues

1 July 2014

OEMs find new approach to reducing warranty issues Specialist consultancies are the key to helping OEMs and Tier Ones target savings of EUR100s per vehicle Southam, UK, 1st July 2014 – Recent experience by transmission and driveline engineering company Drive System Design (DSD) […]

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In The Press | DSD advises industry leading publication on the challenges facing Indian transmission manufacturers

27 June 2014

Automotive World’s latest quarterly Megatrends magazine features DSD Chief Engineer, Mike Savage, looking at the increasingly sophisticated Indian market and the effect this has on local manufacturers In the article, Savage suggests that local suppliers are transitioning from ‘make to print’ to full Tier 1 […]

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02/06/14 | Press release: DSD establishes USA office

2 June 2014

UK transmission specialists to establish USA office Drive System Design will set-up a Michigan facility to accommodate growing North American business Southam, UK, 2nd June 2014 – UK automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), is establishing engineering and sales offices in Michigan […]

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In The News | DSD presents paper at next week’s FISITA Congress

30 May 2014

DSD to present paper on use of composites in transmissions UK consultancy at FISITA 2014 World Automotive Congress Drive System Design (DSD), will challenge conventional thinking on transmission design in a paper on ultra-lightweight casings during the FISITA World Automotive Congress at Maastricht from 2-6 […]

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12/05/14 | Press release: DSD creates sister company to develop technologies to production

16 May 2014

– DSD creates sister company to develop technologies to production – Evolute Drives will accelerate development of high efficiency driveline technologies – Southam, UK, 12th May 2014 – automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has established a new product development company that will take […]

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In The News | DSD attends the Auto Expo Components event in New Delhi

7 March 2014

– DSD’s Chief Engineer, Mike Savage, visited the Auto Expo Components event in New Delhi last month and comments on his time there. We attended the event as part of the SMMT’s (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) UK pavilion group alongside some other […]

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19/02/14 | Press release: Transmission consultancy invests in enhanced development and test capability

20 February 2014

– Transmission consultancy invests in enhanced development and test capability Additional facilities complement DSD’s existing modelling and design activities to provide comprehensive service from concept design to hardware validation Southam, UK, 19th February 2014 – specialist engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has opened a new […]

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In the News | DSD to present technical paper at Future Powertrain Conference

14 February 2014

– Drive System Design’s Technical Director, Alex Tylee-Birdsall, will present a ‘High efficiency electric vehicle powertrain’ paper at this year’s Future Powertrain Conference (FPC2014) at the National Motorcycle Museum on Thursday 20th February. The paper will be based on the company’s unique multi-speed, electric vehicle […]

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04/02/14 | Press release: Shortage of control engineers a critical issue for the commercial vehicle and off-highway industry

7 February 2014

– Shortage of control engineers a critical issue for the commercial vehicle and off-highway industry Drive System Design will use this year’s Auto Expo Components show in New Delhi to suggest outsourcing expertise as a solution Southam, UK, 4th February 2014 – A shortage of control engineers […]

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