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Allison Transmission Strengthens its Positions on the European Construction Market


Allison Transmission Strengthens its Positions on the European Construction Market

Allison Transmission encourages European owners of construction fleets and vehicle manufacturers to consider Allison’s transmission solutions with their operating and TCO (total cost of ownership) as a viable alternative to AMTs (automatic manual transmissions) commonly used in this segment. With strengthening its positions on the US construction market from 54% to 70% in the 7 years to 2018, the company plans to achieve the same success in Europe, where the value proposition in terms of durability, reliability, productivity and safety is just as strong.


Allison plans to invest significant resources into promotional efforts to attract major manufacturers and fleet operators in Europe. Allison representatives point out that when potential customers try Allison’s products in action during testing, they are highly likely to adopt these advanced automatic transmissions in their businesses.


Learn more about Allison’s solutions for the construction sector


Currently, Allison’s products have already found application in European cranes and mining vehicles, where durability and reliability play a crucial role. It is claimed that only Allison’s transmission solutions are strong enough to be efficient in huge trucks (50 tonnes and over) operating under severe conditions. Allison has product releases with various OEMs located in or supplying Europe, including Astra, Bell, Manitowoc, Renault, Scania, TATRA, Terex, Volvo, Volvo Construction Equipment and Wiesbauer.



Allison’s automatics have a lot of advantageous features that make them more appealing for customers when compared to alternative transmission solution used in heavy-duty trucks (AMTs and manuals):

- Better start-capacity

- More rapid acceleration, facilitating to increased average speeds and enhanced efficiency

- Better on hills with 2nd Reverse and more control on abrupt slopes

- Advanced maneuvering characteristics to operate in soft ground and navigate at limited spaces

- Sufficient safety rates

- Unsurpassed level of reliability; worked out for the toughest applications

- Lower maintenance expenses and improved fuel economy

- Easy handling for driver training and retention

- Availability of PTO options


These advantages are fully consistent with requirements of the European construction sector. Trucks with enhanced durability, performance and driveability characteristics find a quick sale on the European market. Allison’s solutions are a very good fit for these requirements, especially in terms of reliability. Manufacturers using Allison transmissions hardly ever complain on any transmission issues causing additional operating costs.


Allison can provide viable solutions for this sector as its transmissions can bring productivity rates to a new level, thanks to its proprietary Continuous Power Technology™ and 2.0 torque converter ratio. Allison automatics are more maintenance-friendly than manual transmissions or AMTs which come with a dry clutch rather than torque converter. Torque converters play a key role when it comes operating under harsh conditions and it can only be used with fully automatic transmissions.

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