Allison Transmission to supply SAIC Hongyan with e-axles
By Will Hall - 4th October 2021
USA / China – Allison Transmission of Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Italian-Chinese JV, SAIC Iveco Hongyan Commercial Vehicle Co Ltd of Chongqing, China, have announced a memorandum of understanding to integrate Allison’s eGen Power 130D e-axle into SAIC Hongyan’s regional and long-haul trucks.
The deal builds on the two companies’ exisiting relationship that has seen the majority of automatic-equipped trucks sold by SAIC Hongyan featuring an Allison automatic transmission. SAIC Hongyan will also be the first Chinese OEM to integrate the eGen Power 130D electric axle into its trucks, which is designed to accommodate vehicles requiring a 13-tonne rated axle.
