But on Chrysler's press day at the Detroit show, CEO Olivier Francois said the car will get the new transmission late in 2011. As it is, the updated 300 has gone to market with the five-speed inherited from the car it supersedes. The deal was worked out between Chrysler and ZF six months ago - not soon enough for the transmission to be ready for the introduction of the new Chrysler. Buyers of the new 300 will need to wait six months for the eight-speed box, which is being built in the US and will roll out in the Chrysler before year's end. But there was one element missing - the ZF eight-speed automatic transmission Chrysler contracted to source from the German specialist. ![]() Chrysler has unveiled its new 300 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, as we reported earlier this week.
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