Mercedes-Benz and Allison export over 250 buses with fully automatic transmissions to Indonesia
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Buses sold in the second half of 2019 will start operating in Indonesia by May this year. The Mercedes-Benz OH 1626 buses — for the city transport, intercity transport and the Jakarta BRT system — are equipped with Allison T280R™ fully automatic transmissions.
SAO PAULO, Brazil – May 2020 - With the sale of over 250 city buses in the second half of last year, Mercedes-Benz/Brazil and Allison Transmission significantly increased their presence in Indonesia, one of the main countries in Southeast Asia with one of the highest populations in the world. Approximately half of the transmissions were delivered last November and are expected to start operating by May this year. The OH 1626 model equipped with an Allison T280R™ fully automatic transmission is one of the favorites for the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system and feeder lines in the capital city of Jakarta. The T Series models are specific for city passenger buses.
“The partnership between Mercedes-Benz and Allison was fundamental for us to be able to meet our customers' demand in Indonesia. We have some projects together where the result has been very positive for us,” said Alexandre Lasmar, Mercedes-Benz
Sales and Exports Manager for the Middle East and North Africa. "The buses that we are selling with Allison transmissions bring excellent results such as comfort and safety for drivers and passengers, and low maintenance for vehicles."
The OH 1626 buses are equipped with Allison's fully automatic six-speed transmissions with retarder that features FuelSense® 2.0 technology, to further reduce the vehicle's fuel consumption. FuelSense 2.0 is ideal for urban applications with a lot of stop-and-go, such as city buses, residue collection, construction and distribution.
Through a series of optimizations introduced in Allison's software, the new FuelSense 2.0 technology uses the DynActive Shifting system for an infinite number of shift point combinations. FuelSense 2.0 uses a real-time learning algorithm that determines
the optimal balance between fuel economy and performance.
“This is a very significant sale for Allison,” said Evaldo Oliveira, Director of Allison Transmission, South America. “As an extremely populated country, Indonesia has a broad and very efficient public transport service. The total bus market in the Asian country approaches 2,500 units a year, which shows us that we still have great possibilities to expand our business with Jakarta, mainly in partnership with Mercedes-Benz/Brazil, which is the sales leader in this market.”
May 12, 2020
Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is a leading designer and manufacturer of vehicle propulsion solutions for commercial and defense vehicles, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, and a leader in electrified
propulsion systems that Improve the Way the World Works. Allison products are used in a wide variety of applications, including on-highway trucks (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and emergency), buses (school, transit and coach),
motorhomes, off-highway vehicles and equipment (energy, mining and construction applications) and defense vehicles (tactical wheeled and tracked). Founded in 1915, the company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With a presence in more
than 150 countries, Allison has regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil, manufacturing facilities in the USA, Hungary and India, as well as global engineering resources, including electrification engineering centers in Indianapolis,
Indiana, Auburn Hills, Michigan and London in the United Kingdom. Allison also has approximately 1,600 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide. For more information, visit allisontransmission.com.
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