Allison Transmission announced the expansion of its partnership with SANY, a global heavy equipment manufacturer for the mining and construction markets, by signing a Letter of Intent to supply the Allison 4000 Series transmission for the SKT105 96-tonne wide body mining dump (WBMD) truck for the India market.
A press release from the transmission company said that SANY is the first OEM to manufacture WBMD trucks outside of China. Allison’s recent growth in the WBMD application represents an opportunity for $100 million in annual revenue.
The SKT105 truck will be used for hauling ore and overburden, the rock or soil layer that needs to be removed in order to access the ore in mining fields. The Allison 4000 Series transmission is specifically designed for the severe duty cycles that trucks are put through in tough mining environments. Both companies will deliver improved vehicle performance and productivity compared to manual and other automatic transmissions.
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Kartik Ramanan, Executive Director, Global Off-Highway, Customer Support and Service Engineering, Allison Transmission, said, “Allison’s partnership with SANY has reached a new milestone with this expansion into a new geographic market for our purpose-built transmission for mining applications. We’ll draw on our joint success in the wide-body truck market in China to create an ecosystem of innovation and growth in the fast-developing India market. Our goal is to create a differentiated value proposition for our customers by providing a reliable and durable transmission that optimises driver comfort and delivers superior total cost of ownership through increased productivity and uptime.”
Deepak Garg, Managing Director, SANY Group India and South Asia, said, “Our latest collaboration with Allison demonstrates SANY’s global scale and commitment to expanding our reach to new end markets. We’re eager to provide our innovative SKT105 WBMD truck, equipped with the proven Allison 4000 Series, to customers in India to increase productivity and improve the way they work in the challenging mining environment.”
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