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June 2012
been very successful in the
city-bus market, and several
State Transport Undertak-
ings (STUs) are happy with
the performance of our ful-
ly automatic transmission.
Around 2,500 buses which
were operated during the
Commonwealth Games in
New Delhi were fitted with
our automatic transmission.
Added to that, around 5,000
units have been supplied to
highway vehicles and 7,500
units to off-highway vehi-
cles in the country. All this is
good testimony to the qual-
ity, reliability and passenger
safety delivered by the prod-
uct.”
One of India’s leading bus opera-
tors, KPN Travels, had recently test-
ed Allison automatics. The trials in-
cluded five Allison automatics-fitted
buses operated on different routes,
covering 1,60,000 km each. The
results reflected outstanding trans-
mission performance. Two of these
tested vehicles were demonstrated at
the Ride & Drive program which re-
iterated the impressive performance
of the transmission in terms of offer-
ing utmost comfort, smooth move-
ment and better fuel economy.
Allison automatics promise ben-
efits in terms of quick return-on-in-
vestment and better profitability for
bus operators
and over the
years, repair
and mainte-
nance of buses
has become
simpler with
the introduc-
tion of elec-
trical control
systems.
A l l i s o n ’ s
management
team with its domain expertise is
also ready to share the technical
know-how and provide support for
bus operators to take the existing
standard of the bus industry to new
heights.
Customers’ delight
At the Ride & Drive event,
MO-
TORINDIA
had an opportunity to
get interesting insights from differ-
ent visiting dignitaries. The feed-
back brought into light the remark-
able customer satisfaction delivered
by Allison products. Mr. KPN.
Raajesh, Executive Director, KPN
Travels India Ltd., said that the
feedback of the trial runs was very
satisfactory and that it guaranteed
benefits such as negligible driver fa-
tigue. The company could also better
its fuel efficiency by around 10 per
cent, thus providing more value for
money. With a current fleet strength
of 230 buses, KPN is almost certain
to go for Allison transmissions in its
fleet expansion plans.
Company officials explaining the key features of Allison products to the participants
at the ‘Ride & Drive’ event
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With Euro V vehicle norms all
set to be enforced in 2014-15,
Allison is now better placed
to provide a suitable solution
with its India-specific product.