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Caterpillar to form venture to build transmissions

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2011 | 11:04 am China

Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it agreed to form a joint venture with a Chinese transmission manufacturer that will build drivetrain systems and other components for Caterpillar machinery and produce a line of automatic transmissions for highway travel.