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Lawrence E. Dewey to Retire as Allison Transmission Chairman of the Board and named Chairman Emeritus; David S. Graziosi to Become Chairman of the Board following 2021 Annual Meeting

16 Feb, 2021

Lawrence E. Dewey has notified the company's board of directors of his decision to not stand for re-election at the company's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. Dewey joined the board in October, 2007 as Allison Transmission’s President, CEO and Chairman following the purchase of the Allison business by The Carlyle Group and Onex Corporation. Full Story

Allison Transmission Partners with American Rheinmetall Vehicles to Produce the Propulsion System for Lynx OMFV Offering

16 Feb, 2021

Allison’s newest electric hybrid cross-drive transmission is selected by American Rheinmetall Vehicles for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) competition. Full Story

Allison Transmission Offers a Special Campaign to Extend Warranty Periods in Bus Segment

16 Feb, 2021

Allison Transmission organizes a special campaign to extend the transmission warranty period to 5 years for intercity buses and coaches equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions to be delivered by Turkish OEMs to European bus operators in 2021. Full Story

GILLIG to offer Allison Transmission’s Next Generation eGen Flex™ Electric Hybrid Propulsion System beginning in 2021

09 Feb, 2021

GILLIG to offer Allison Transmission’s new Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV)-capable electric hybrid system, eGen Flex™, providing bus fleets with up to 10 miles of full electric propulsion for zero-emission zones, with no additional infrastructure investment required. Full Story

Grand Toro, the New Model of Anadolu Isuzu, is on the Road with the Comfort of an Allison Automatic

04 Feb, 2021

Grand Toro, the next generation vehicle of Anadolu Isuzu, sets out with Allison fully automatic transmission option. The Grand Toro provides superior comfort for passengers and offers high efficiency and savings in the midi-bus segment, Full Story

New KamAZ Haul Truck Equipped with Allison Fully Automatic Transmission

04 Feb, 2021

The new KamAZ-65805 haul truck, developed by the KamAZ Science and Technology Сenter, comes with the Allison 4700 fully automatic transmission. Full Story

Transmilenio Acquires New Fleet of Scania Bi-articulated Buses equipped with Allison Automatics

31 Jan, 2021

The new Scania natural gas bi-articulated buses comply with the Euro VI emissions standard, the most advanced in the world, which significantly reduces polluting emissions. Full Story

Allison 3000 Series™ Fully Automatic Transmission Chosen for 26th Consecutive Year for Guayaquil Refuse Trucks

30 Jan, 2021

The Valango company has been the company in charge of refuse collection in Guayaquil for 26 consecutive years, always trusting Allison fully automatic transmissions for its trucks. Full Story

Abinbev Bavaria Selects Allison 3500 RDS Fully Automatic Transmissions for its Beverage Delivery Trucks

29 Jan, 2021

Abinbev Bavaria, part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewery and one of the most influential beverage customers in South America, acquired 20 Navistar MV607 trucks equipped with Allison Transmission’s 3500RDS. Full Story

Civil Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia: Federal State Opts for MAN TGM with Allison Fully Automatic Transmission

26 Jan, 2021

The federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, has ordered 109 new LF 20-KatS fire-fighting vehicles on MAN TGM 18.340 chassis with Allison 3000 Series™ fully automatic transmissions. A total of 38 vehicles have already been delivered to local fire departments, with another 30 scheduled for delivery by September 2021 and the rest to quickly follow. The Institut der Feuerwehr Nordrhein-Westfalen (IdF – fire brigade institute of North Rhine-Westphalia) in Münster had opted for this vehicle configuration to maximize driver control, comfort and economy. Full Story