Nuevo Leon Modernizes Public Transportation with Allison Transmission-Equipped Compressed Natural Gas Buses
April 25 2023 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Collaboration with bus OEMs drives significant
growth for Allison in Chinese export bus market.
Through its partnership with Foton, an international commercial
vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Beijing, China, Allison
Transmission is providing the propulsion solution for 400 Foton AUV
compressed natural gas (CNG) buses being exported to Nuevo Leon,
Mexico, to aid in the state’s plan to modernize public
transportation. In China last year, Allison realized double digit
growth in export bus sales.
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Allison Transmission’s latest award with
Foton is representative of the significant growth Allison is
experiencing in the Chinese transit bus market, with exports to
several markets including Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic,
Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Armenia, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Kazakhstan and Pakistan. (Photo: Business Wire)
“This latest award is representative of the significant growth
Allison is experiencing in the Chinese transit bus market as a
result of partnerships we’ve established with OEMs to export buses
from China to markets throughout the Americas, Asia, Oceania and
the Middle East,” said Heidi Schutte, Vice President of EMEA, APAC
and South America Sales, Allison Transmission. “We’re proud to
collaborate with Foton to support Nuevo Leon in its efforts to
improve quality of life for transit passengers by providing a
cleaner transportation option that will support sustainability
initiatives.”
Equipped with an Allison Torqmatic® Series fully automatic
transmission and a Cummins engine, the Foton buses are powered by
CNG. This combination is designed to improve fuel efficiency and
reduce emissions and engine noise levels, while maximizing vehicle
uptime and lowering maintenance costs through the elimination of
clutches found in manual and automated manual transmissions.
“Foton’s collaboration with Allison has enabled us to meet
customer demand for a transit bus that optimizes performance and
reduces total cost of ownership,” said Gao Yi, Vice President of
Foton International and General Manager of New Energy Vehicle
Business & Europe Business, Foton. “We’re pleased to play a key
role in advancing public transportation for residents of Nuevo
Leon.”
In addition to partnering with Foton to provide more
environmentally friendly transit buses to Nuevo Leon, Allison has
collaborated with several major Chinese bus manufacturers in the
past year, including Yutong, Ankai, Xiamen Golden Dragon, King
Long, BCI and Zhongtong, to deliver significant volume for public
transit buses and coaches to export markets including Canada,
Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Australia, New Zealand,
Vietnam, Armenia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Pakistan.
For more information on the benefits of Allison transmissions
and how they optimize the performance of natural gas vehicles,
please visit allisontransmission.com.
About Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is a leading designer and
manufacturer of propulsion solutions for commercial and defense
vehicles and the largest global manufacturer of medium- and
heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions that Improve the Way the
World Works. Allison products are used in a wide variety of
applications, including on-highway trucks (distribution, refuse,
construction, fire and emergency), buses (school, transit and
coach), motorhomes, off-highway vehicles and equipment (energy,
mining and construction applications) and defense vehicles
(tactical wheeled and tracked). Founded in 1915, the company is
headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With a presence in
more than 150 countries, Allison has regional headquarters in the
Netherlands, China and Brazil, manufacturing facilities in the USA,
Hungary and India, as well as global engineering resources,
including electrification engineering centers in Indianapolis,
Indiana, Auburn Hills, Michigan and London in the United Kingdom.
Allison also has approximately 1,600 independent distributor and
dealer locations worldwide. For more information, visit
allisontransmission.com.
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Claire Gregory Director, Global External Communications
Claire.Gregory@allisontransmission.com (317) 694-2065
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