New Distributors Who Must Meet Rigorous Standards of Excellence and Service Say They are Proud to Represent the Allison Brand Promise to their Customers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Allison Transmission, Inc., the world's leading supplier of commercial duty fully automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems, added six new distributors to its European and Asia Pacific network of trusted partners in the past year.
"This network expansion reflects the growing demand for automatic transmissions worldwide and recognition that Allison transmissions in particular are more fuel efficient, cost effective, reliable and durable," says Thomas D. Eifert, Executive Director of Allison Customer Support.
"OEMs and truck owners and operators around the world increasingly recognize the engineering, service and reliability of Allison products are far superior to that of manual and automated manual transmissions," Eifert says.
These new distributor partners include Transmatic, serving Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States; IPO in Bulgaria; Tezana in Poland; Nimda in the Czech Republic; Heavy Automatics in Australia; and IIkerler in Turkey.
"The criteria for becoming an Allison Channel Partner are rigorous, and many who seek to become an authorized Allison Distributor simply do not meet our high standards," says Dennis J. Breedlove, Director of Global Channel Development. "Each of the five companies that have been appointed as Allison Distributors over the past 18-months is the best-of-the-best, and these are the kind of companies with which we are looking to become business partners.
"Solid financials, the ability to carry required parts and component inventories and a willingness to involve employees and technicians in Allison training programs are all mandatory. But above all, a commitment to customer satisfaction is paramount," Breedlove adds.
"It will be our logo displayed on the front of the distributor's building, and we must make sure our service channel meets our customer expectations," Breedlove says. "We want the image that's projected, and the services provided, to be of outstanding quality so when customers see our logo, they know they can be assured a quality repair and professional treatment."
Why? Because at Allison Transmission, brand promise is of highest importance as the company seeks to deliver an "automatic experience with an unrivalled combination of quality, reliability, vocational value and customer service."
Just as Allison is pleased to be adding Channel Partners to help support our growing markets worldwide, those partners recognize the quality and effectiveness of Allison products.
"Allison's products have proven their reliability and performance in military applications and are the number one choice of the armed forces around the world," says IIhan IIker, IIkerler, Otomotiv's president. "Allison's automatic transmissions have also been working successfully in off-highway vehicles in Turkey for years and are now becoming popular in bus, refuse and emergency vehicles."
In the Czech Republic, NIMDA Branch CZ already had extensive experience working with Allison transmissions when it was named a distributor last year.
"Following our long-term relationship with Allison Transmission, distributing and integrating their various transmissions for many applications and customers, our group of companies is tremendously excited," says Arieh Semel, President of NIMDA. "We are looking forward to mutual and continued business success."
In Russia, Transmatic, Ltd., was named a distributor after a successful tenure of providing Allison Transmission service since 2002.
"Signing this agreement takes our relationship to a new, higher level," says Transmatic Deputy Director Olga Yelovikova. "Our representatives are already working in Kazakhstan to ensure more productive customer relations. This is a new line of business for us, and we have plans for active growth."
Allison Transmission welcomes these new distributors to our family of service and support specialists. With more than 1,500 distributor and dealer locations around the world, we are committed to expanding our network to support our ever-growing global customer base and the increasing demand for Allison fully automatic transmissions.
Allison Transmission, Inc. (Allison) headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana employs 3,600 people and was founded in 1915. Allison is the premier global provider of commercial and military duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. More information is available at www.allisontransmission.com.
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