July 30, 2007 -- Automobile parts manufacturer Aisin Seiki Company and Allison Transmission, the General Motors division manufacturing automatic transmissions for commercial vehicles, have said that their joint venture Aisin General Motors Allison will end on July 31, 2007. Over the course of the ten year relationship, the joint venture is claimed to have penetrated light-medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses in the Japanese commercial vehicle market.
Both Aisin Seiki and Allison Transmission will continue sales and service support to their customer base following the expiration of the joint venture. Aisin will independently begin selling its A500 transmission, currently sold through AGMA, sometime during the third quarter of 2007. Similarly, Allison will sell its products, including the 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 series and Torqmatic models of fully automatic transmissions for on/off highway trucks and buses in Japan under the new company, Allison Transmission Japan.
Source: Datamonitor News and Comment
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