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Hino gives Australian fire fighters and outback workers a safer and easier to drive with an Allison Automatic

18th August 2020 By Louise

Hino aims to make the lives of Australia’s bushfire fighters safer and more comfortable by launching a new version of its 4×4 500 Series GT model, with Allison fully automatic transmission now fitted as standard equipment. Hino’s newly revised GT 1528 will now be available with the Allison 2500 SeriesTM six-speed full automatic transmission as […]

Spanish firefighting and rescue fleet invests in major vehicle upgrade

20th April 2021 By Louise

The Vizcaya Provincial Council in Spain has replaced almost 25 percent of its fleet, acquiring 15 new vehicles fitted with Allison fully automatic transmissions. The Vizcaya Provincial Council in Spain has invested seven million euros in its Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Rescue Service. Almost 25 percent of the existing fleet will be replaced by new […]

First Volvo hydrostatic road sweeper with an Allison transmission to debut at IFAT 2018

17th May 2018 By propel-admin

Fully automatic transmission provides a variety of benefits, including increased productivity, lower cost of ownership and greater driver comfort The first Euro 6 hydrostatic sweeper equipped with an Allison fully automatic transmission on a Volvo chassis will be shown at IFAT, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management, May […]

Allison Transmission announces global launch of 9-speed transmission and expanded electrification portfolio at IAA

20th September 2018 By propel-admin

Company also continues work to support customers with connected capabilities for a single, efficient fleet management experience Allison Transmission today announced that it will offer its medium-duty, fully automatic 9-speed transmission globally, and that it has developed an electric hybrid system with purely electric extended range. The news was revealed at the 67th IAA Commercial […]

Allison Transmission acquires Vantage Power and AxleTech’s electric vehicle systems division

23rd April 2019 By propel-admin

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, announced today that it has purchased Vantage Power and AxleTech’s electric vehicle (EV) systems division. Allison Transmission has a more than 103-year history of leading technological advancements: from James Allison owning the winning racecar of the Indianapolis 500 […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS OPENS FIRST EUROPEAN FACTORY

19th November 2019 By Louise

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, recently shipped the company’s first engine brake from its newly opened European facility near the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. With its headquarters in Bloomfield, CT, and its Suzhou facility in Eastern China, Brno becomes the third production […]

Swiss city takes hybrid refuse trucks with Allison Automatics

3rd September 2020 By Louise

Three new MAN TGS hybrid refuse vehicles join the fleet of Thun in Switzerland; trucks feature the latest Euro 6d engines with Allison’s 4000 SeriesTM transmissions and have fully electric refuse collection bodies. The Civil Engineering Department of the Swiss city of Thun has added three new three-axle MAN TGS chassis to its waste collection […]

Allison Transmission and Emergency One Formalise Collaboration on Electric Axle Integration

22nd April 2021 By Louise

Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional, hybrid and electric vehicle propulsion solutions, in collaboration with Emergency One (UK) Ltd, the market leader in the United Kingdom in the manufacture, service and support of fire and rescue vehicles, is pleased to announce a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two companies will integrate […]

MAN presents TGM refuse truck with Allison 3000 Series™ fully automatic transmission at IFAT 2018

17th May 2018 By propel-admin

Featuring a torque converter for Continuous Power Technology™, Allison automatics are now available ex-factory for a choice of vehicles within the MAN TGM Euro 6 range A TGM refuse truck equipped with a fully automatic Allison transmission will premiere on the MAN stand at IFAT, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and […]

Allison transmissions chosen for the U.S. Marine Corps’ new 8×8 amphibious vehicles

8th November 2018 By propel-admin

Iveco Defense Vehicles will support BAE Systems in the frame of its recently-awarded contract to produce the next generation of Amphibious Combat Vehicles. Optimising all aspects of operational mobility, Allison Specialty Series™ transmissions will equip the new generation of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV 1.1) for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The vehicles are being produced […]