Hyundai & Allison Transmission Partner to Deliver Industry Leading Automatic Experience for the Hyundai “Mighty” Light Du...
February 17 2020 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium-
and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, is pleased to
announce, in partnership with Hyundai Motor Company, the launch of
the Allison 1000 xFE™ fully automatic transmission in the 2.5 and
3.5-ton Mighty Light Duty Truck.
As the leading truck manufacturer in Korea, with an ever growing
global footprint, Hyundai Motor Company has selected the Allison
1000 Series™ with xFE technology to provide their customers a
superior driving experience, performance, and efficiencies. Prior
to the release of the 1000 xFE, the Mighty was available
exclusively with a manual transmission. A growing interest by
Korean and global fleets in two pedal operation, paired with
increasing need for ease of operation, fuel economy, reliability,
service availability, and productivity made the Allison
Transmission the obvious choice for Hyundai Motor Company.
“Allison Transmission is a long standing partner being part of
our medium duty truck range and both large and small buses,” said
Mr. Lee Yang Seon, Head of Commercial Vehicle Marketing Group (Vice
President) at Hyundai Motor Company. “Customers of Hyundai Mighty
trucks will enjoy superb durability and value and a safer driving
and riding experience with the Allison 1000 xFE. The 1000 xFE will
be delivered with factory installed synthetic fluid resulting in
better Total Cost of Ownership. With the release, Hyundai will have
a competitive advantage over their competition.”
The Allison 1000 xFE offers improved launch performance,
increased productivity, smoother shifting, easier operation, and
enhanced driver comfort, as compared to competitive manual and
automated manual transmissions. The Allison 1000 xFE fully
automatic transmission utilizes a patented torque converter for a
launching device, which offers superior performance and eliminates
clutch replacements. This results in increased economic value due
to productivity and reduced downtime versus traditional manual and
automated manual transmissions. Through the torque converter, the
1000 xFE will achieve optimized maneuvering in confined spaces
whether in city conditions or on construction sites.
“We are very pleased to collaborate with Hyundai Motor Company
to bring this valuable combination to market as the first truck
application with our xFE technology, and thank them for
strengthening our partnership. We recognize that Hyundai leads
innovation in the extremely dynamic Korean and global commercial
vehicle industry,” said Mr. Ashwin Gopalaswamy, Executive Director
of Asia Pacific Sales at Allison Transmission. “We’re confident the
Allison 1000 xFE in the Mighty will deliver everything our mutual
customers have been asking for.” The Mighty with Allison 1000 xFE
began full production in January 2020.
Recognizing the market’s focus on fuel economy, the choice of
1000 xFE transmission allows the combination of a unique hardware
and FuelSense® 2.0 software for optimum fuel performance. The
FuelSense 2.0 software with DynActive™ shifting provides an
infinitely variable combination of shift points, using a learning
algorithm to continuously monitor and adjust shifting for the ideal
balance of fuel economy and performance, based on the vehicle’s
duty cycle. This ensures the vehicle operates more efficiently,
while still achieving the performance expected of an Allison. In
addition, the 1000 xFE transmission is also equipped with a Low
Rate Damper to further enhance driver comfort and reduce driveline
shock, as compared to manual and automated manual
transmissions.
The Mighty truck with the Allison 1000 xFE is anticipated to
address a variety of domestic segments in Korea, including pick-up
and delivery, specialty, refuse, and fire, and will be exported to
Australia as well. The domestic market alone represents
approximately 10,000 vehicles annually.
About Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is the world's largest
manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and
heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Allison transmissions are used in a
variety of applications including refuse, construction, fire,
distribution, bus, motorhomes, defense and energy. Founded in 1915,
the company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With a
market presence in more than 80 countries, Allison has regional
headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil with
manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Hungary and India. Allison
also has approximately 1,400 independent distributor and dealer
locations worldwide. For more information, visit
allisontransmission.com.
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