| 24-10-2007
Building
on its record global transmission sales in 2006, Allison continues to grow in
2007 with successes including major bus orders in China, India and Europe. Allison
Transmission, the world's leading supplier of commercial duty fully automatic
transmissions for buses and trucks has announced record transmission sales into
the global bus market. More than 46,000 Allison transmissions were sold into the
global bus market and into North American school buses, with over 14,000 being
fitted to city buses. Allison's growth in the global bus market has outpaced overall
automatic transmission market growth in this sector, with a 50 percent volume
increase between 2004 and 2006. 
Allison
Exhibition on Busworld Kortrijk 2007
This
follows record sales in 2006 when Allsion has experienced ongong success in the
bus market with significant contract wins in China, India and The Netherlands.
Demand for the GM-Allison hybrid system is also continuing to rise, with over
1000 hybrid systems expected to be in operation globally by early 2008. In
March 2007, Beijing Public Transport Holdings Ltd ordered a further 2,500 Torqmatic
Series transmissions, arriving in time to deliver a reliable and comfortable bus
service for Olypic visitors to the city. Reaffirming Allison's leading position
in China's bus market, it brings the total number of units supplied to Beijing
over the last two years to 8,135 units. A further milestone contract win for Allison
also took place in March 2007 with 500 Torqmatic Series transmissions ordered
by Tata Motors Ltd for city buses in Delhi. Product
quality and an excellent sales support network secured Allsion the contract win,
its largest in India to date. Allison
is also developing its existing markets in Europe, with its products going into
new applications. Arriva Netherlands recently purchased 16 Irisbus model GX127
with Allison T280R transmissions for the City of Dordrecht, the first Allsion
equipped city buses to operate there. Allison is also experiencing particular
success in Russia, South America and Eastern Europe. "Allison
has earned considerable trust with commercial vehicle OEMs and operators around
the world," says Larry Love, European Marketing Director. "This has
been built up over 50 years of pioneering the design and manufacturer of fully
automatic transmissions for trucks and buses while consistently delivering quality
and reliable service." In June this year Allison celebrated the production
of its milestone 5 millionth unit, built at its European manufacturing facility
in Szengotthard, Hungary. Since
launching hybrid powertrains in European September 2006, the technology has also
begun operation in Polish built Solaris buses in Dresden, Germany and Lenzburg,
Switzerland and a further service is planned for Leipzig, Germany in November
2007. The hybrid system has also been fitted to the Phileas wheeled hybrid tram,
developed by Advanced Public Transport Systems (APTS), and is expected to go into
service in a number of cities including Douai, France and Instanbul, Turkey. The
two-mode hybrid technology in the GM-Allison hybrid system has served as the starting
point for General Motor's co-development with DaimlerChrysler and BMW Group of
the two-mode hybrid system for passsenger vehicles. A
range of bus transmission cutaways, including the Torqmatic Series, 2000 Series
for minibus and the GM-Allison hybrid Ev units, are on display at the Allison
Transmission stand Bus World 2007. Senior Allison experts are available to discuss
the benefits of Allison's latest products and services. Editor:Ida
Zhang from Chinabuses.com
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