Allison Grows Share of the Medium-Duty Commercial Truck Automatic Transmission Market

Allison Transmission Holdings is the world’s leading manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for commercial vehicles. For much of its 100-year existence, Allison was part of General Motors, but it was purchased in 2007 by private equity investor The Carlyle Group, which subsequently took it public in 2012. Because of its long history of providing reliable transmissions for demanding commercial and military applications, the Allison brand maintains a premium cachet. In marketing materials, commercial vehicle makers frequently display the Allison Transmission name prominently along with the engine manufacturer.