Allison Transmission, Almost 50 Years of Presence in South America
For more than a century of successful work in in the automobile Allison Transmission gained recognition as a major producer of automatic transmission for commercial vehicles and hybrid solutions for passenger cars. No wonder that gear shifting technologies of the company gained popularity all over the world, in particular in South America.
Allison came to the region in the '70s as a
part of GM, and operated in such status until 2009, when Allison decided to
continue doing business on the continent without the patronage of the
automaker. Thereafter, the company has already supplied approximately 30,000 of
top-quality transmission solutions to the region. Allison products found
application in numerous branches of industry – from the construction and agriculture
to the defense industry.
Colombia has recently bought 39 Mercedes-Benz Atego Refuse trucks equipped with Allison transmissions
Allison managed to establish close business ties with major manufacturers of trucks, which are actively used in the region, namely Mercedes, Agrale, Scania. Thanks to close cooperation with these manufacturers Allison’s transmissions are widely used in the mass public transport of the region (mainly in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay). Buses equipped with gear shifting units from Allison received great reviews not only from bus drivers for advantages in maneuverability and maintenance-friendliness, but also from passengers for smooth operation of automatically-shifted busses. It is also hard to imagine fleets of municipal services in the countries of South America without Allison’s transmission solutions (waste collection trucks, fire-fighting services, and different types of emergency vehicles).
High efficiency and reliability characteristics
of Allison products fit in well in civil construction vehicles. Trucks equipped
with such gearboxes can perfectly operate under heavy loads and ensure high
productivity rates. Thanks to low maintenance costs and durability of the
transmission unit, fleet owners can save on operational costs.
Learn more about Allison solutions for construction applications
Allison transmissions are widely applicable in
the agriculture, especially in agricultural sprayers. These soluions ensures smooth
and efficient operation of the tractor’s powertrain as it runs through a wide
variety of soil and sprays crops. This type of application of automatics is
especially popular in Argentina, where for 6 years Allison provided
transmissions for more than five hundred sprayers. In addition to this specific
case of Allison products usage in agriculture, the company also put in great
efforts to enhance it share in the agro segment.
A self-propelled sprayer equipped with Allison 2000 Series fully automatic transmission
Secure cash delivery vehicles (also known as
CIT vehicles) are also preferably equipped with Allison’s automatics. Thanks to
great speed-up characteristics and maneuverability, drivers of automatic CIT
vehicles can rapidly escape any kind of risky situations.
Allison 4500 OFS transmission intended for oil field vehicles
It may seem hardly probable, but Allison’s automatics also found application in the oil industry. The company designed a special line of gearboxes intended for operation under severe conditions, such as whether drilling, in high-pressure pumping or wells maintenance. Some of these transmissions have already been successfully used in Brazil.
According to the Allison’s representative in South America, this region has a great potential in the automobile industry and the growth of investments in vehicles gives Allison numerous opportunities to strengthen its positions in South America.
