Allison Transmission Enables Chinese Bus Makers to Expand in Overseas Market
Allison Torqmatic® series transmission gearboxes are particularly designed for city. buses, travel coaches and intercity buses. With a maximum input power of 410 kW, they have six different forward speeds and one backward speed. “We are committed to providing our customers with the propulsion solutions with continued focus on quality, reliability, durability, value and customer service. The sustainable growth Chinese bus makers in the global market is the key to our continued success”, according to Allison.
In 2022, a number of buses & coaches branded with Yutong, Ankai, Golden Dragon, King Long, Zhongtong and BLK, etc. and equipped with Allison automatics transmission gearboxes were exported to Canada, Mexico, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and the Dominican Republic, etc.
Yutong, the world’s biggest bus maker, started cooperation with Allison in 2002. So far, its school buses, travel coaches and city buses exported to Australia have been equipped with Allison Torqmatic® series T2100, T280R, T390R transmission gearboxes with an output power ranging from 172 kW to 283 kW.
Recently, Ankai successfully secured an order of natural gas powered city buses equipped with Allison T280R automatic transmission gearboxes from a bus operator in Mexico.
