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Wrong again... and I do not think GM ever used New Process trannys, did they...?

I should state that this is just your typical, production Hemi 4-speed - nothing otherwise unusual about it - and the situation could just as likely involve a 23-spline, automatic 727 or 904, etc. The reason for it being a blank drive train piece is not specific that this one happens to be an 18-spline (obviously, it's from somewhere between 1968 and,mmmmmmm, 1974(?) - I'm not sure when Chrysler bailed on New Process - anybody know when they did ...?



Here's your answer......
New Process Gear, a division of Magna Powertrain, was a joint-venture automobile transmission company set up by General Motors and the Chrysler Corporation in February 1990. It was 64% owned by DaimlerChrysler and 36% owned by GM until February 2002, when General Motors sold its stake in the company to DaimlerChrysler. Magna International purchased 80% of the company, under the holding name "New Process Gear", from DaimlerChrysler on September 29, 2004 and continues to operate it. As of 2007, Magna owns 80% of the plant.

New Venture Gear inherited Chrysler's New Process Gear Syracuse, New York plant and GM's Muncie, Indiana transmission plant. The New Process plant was renamed to the "New Process Gear Division" of New Venture Gear. New Venture operates a similar operation in Roitzsch, Germany. The Muncie plant was reverted to GM control. The name of this GM Plant was changed to "Manual Transmissions Of Muncie". It closed its doors in mid 2006, and was turned over to Delaware County, IN. The plant was soon demolished after the turnover to Delaware County, IN. Magna, after two rejections of concessions by the union, has also announced its intent to close the Syracuse plant.

New Process Gear itself has been in business since 1888.