Allison has announced that the company’s fully automatic transmission will come standard on International’s new medium-duty vehicle, the International MV Series.
“We partner with world class suppliers and are excited to provide our MV Series customers with an Allison fully automatic transmission as standard with all engines,” said Jeff Sass, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Navistar. “Customers depend on our commercial vehicles to get work done and we’re proud to offer them standard with Allison transmissions, which are well known for industry-leading performance and durability.”
Allison Transmission Vice President Heidi Schutte said, “We are pleased Navistar selected Allison transmissions to be standard on International’s new MV Series truck. As a company, we are dedicated to engineering and manufacturing the most productive and reliable transmissions that improve the way our customers work. Navistar and Allison Engineering worked closely to provide the optimal integration of the Allison in the MV Series chassis.”
Allison reports that its “automatics provide the greatest value in the market by combining enhanced performance, greater operational flexibility, and improved driver comfort and control with industry leading uptime and reliability.”