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Allison offers sweet performance in first automatic sugarcane truck

23rd November 2018 By propel-admin

Latest project with MAN helps VW Constellation keep pace with sugarcane harvesters in challenging terrain Enabling precise manoeuvrability to creep in soft soil and navigate tight spaces, an Allison 3000 Series™ fully automatic transmission is standard on the new Volkswagen Constellation 31.280 sugarcane truck. Ideal for off-road operations, the Allison 3500-equipped Constellation has a total […]

Allison Transmission highlights productivity credentials to Brazil’s booming construction sector

5th December 2018 By propel-admin

Eight per cent more concrete in seven per cent less time: the case for fully automatic transmissions comes as Brazil prepares for growth in infrastructure spending. SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Allison fully automatic transmissions were presented last week (Nov. 26-29) at São Paulo’s M&T Expo 2018, the international trade fair for the construction and mining […]

Specialty vehicle maker Triel-HT uses Allison fully automatic transmissions in airport fire trucks

15th January 2019 By propel-admin

More than 120 adapted Scania trucks with Allison’s 4000 Series™ transmission have been delivered for use in Brazil and South America Speciality vehicle maker, Triel-HT of Brazil, has adapted over 120 Allison-equipped Scania firefighting trucks for its national airport and fire corps customers. Among the reasons for choosing Allison fully automatic transmissions, Triel-HT cites 35 […]

Allison equips Volare mini-buses exported to Qatar

7th June 2019 By propel-admin

The units will be used to transport oil company employees in the city of Doha. Volare, a specialist manufacturer of five to 10 tonne passenger transport vehicles, has signed a contract to export 19 Volare Fly 9 Executive mini-buses equipped with Allison T 2100 fully automatic transmissions, to Qatar. The customer is MBM Transport, one […]

Brazilian city welcomes first bi-articulated Scania buses with Allison fully automatic transmissions

11th March 2020 By Louise

In operation in Curitiba for almost nine months, Brazil’s first Scania bi-articulated buses have positively surprised fleet owners and users Urban transport system operator, Viação Cidade Sorriso, has reported positive results from its purchase of Brazil’s first six Scania bi-articulated buses, which operate in the southern city of Curitiba. The buses are 27 metres-long, have […]

Mercedes-Benz delivers 147 city buses equipped with Allison transmissions to Uruguay

12th May 2020 By Louise

CUTSCA (Compañía Uruguaya de Transporte Colectivo SA), one of the largest urban transport companies in Uruguay, is operating 147 new Mercedes-Benz OH 1721 Euro 5 buses equipped with fully automatic Allison Torqmatic® T 270R™ transmissions in the capital, Montevideo, and surrounding cities. The delivery in January marked CUTSCA’s first acquisition of low-floor architecture buses, following […]

Mercedes-Benz and Allison export over 250 buses with fully automatic transmissions to Indonesia

21st May 2020 By Louise

The Mercedes-Benz OH 1626 buses – for the Jakarta BRT system – are equipped with Allison T 280R™ fully automatic transmissions and will start operating this month. SAO PAULO, Brazil – May 2020 – Mercedes-Benz/Brazil and Allison Transmission have significantly increased their presence in Indonesia with the sale of over 250 OH 1626 model city […]

Barbados Transport Board revitalises its bus fleet with new engines and Allison transmissions

3rd June 2020 By Louise

A collaboration between Mercedes-Benz/Brazil and Allison Transmission will see 30 Mercedes-Benz OH 1420 buses fully upgraded for Transport Board, the public transport company in the Caribbean country of Barbados. The buses are being fitted with new MB Euro 3 electronic engines, which replace old mechanical injection pump engines, and new Allison T270R™ fully automatic transmissions, […]

Refuse trucks with Allison automatic transmissions debut in the State of Sao Paulo

16th June 2020 By Louise

Mercedes-Benz 1729 refuse trucks equipped with Allison 3000 Series™ automatic transmissions work for the first time in the city of Bauru, in the State of São Paulo The City of Bauru, through Emdurb (the Municipal Company of Urban and Rural Development of Bauru) has purchased ten new Mercedes-Benz 1729 refuse collection trucks with Allison fully […]

Brazilian fleet specifies fully automatic transmissions for more agile and robust armoured cash transport trucks

7th January 2021 By Louise

Valuables transportation company, Protege Group of São Paulo, selects Allison transmissions for the first time – on Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz light trucks. The Protege Group, a prominent securities transportation specialist in Brazil, has specified its first fully automatic transmission as part of a pilot project to evaluate new armoured cash transport trucks. Two armoured high-value […]