Allison Transmission
Business Activities

Design, manufacture and sale of commercial duty automatic
transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems
 On-highway - commercial trucks and buses
 Off-highway - hauling and specialty vehicles
 Military vehicles

Engineering Services
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Sales of remanufactured transmissions (ReTran®)

Product support through worldwide distribution network
 Replacement parts
 Technical support
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. . . with headquarters located within
Indianapolis . . .
30th Street
465
Lynhurst Drive
Main St.
Indianapolis Motor
Speedway
16th Street
Main Headquarters
10th Street
69
465
Eagle Creek
Technology
Center
70
Meridian Street
74
Electric Drives
Tech Center
Grande Ave.
38th Street
70
30th Street
70
N
70
16th Street
10th Street
70
Indpls.
Int’l
Airport
Downtown
Indianapolis
Plant 15
65
74
Adams Mark Hotel
Plant 17
465
. . . within 15 minutes of an international airport.
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We’ve been around more than 85 years . . .
1915 - Allison Speedway Team Company founded
1917 - Incorporated as the Allison Experimental Company
1920 - Name changed to Allison Engineering Company
1929 - Purchased by General Motors
1934 - Transferred to status of Allison Division
1946 – First transmission (CD850) developed for military tanks
1970 - Detroit Diesel and Allison Divisions merged
1983 - Allison Gas Turbine Division created
1987 - Detroit Diesel sold
1988 - Allison Transmission Division created
1990 - 75th Anniversary Celebration
2003 – Combined with GM Powertrain
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. . . and we are a unique business
sector within General Motors.
President
&
C.E.O.
G. Richard Wagoner
GM Powertrain
Thomas G. Stephens
Group Vice President
Allison
Transmission
Lawrence E. Dewey
President
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Some key numbers for Allison Transmission
Revenues (2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,440 Mil
Unit Sales (2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,674
Employees (12-31-03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,853
Transmission Product Lines . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
OEMs Served . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fleet Accounts Served . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000
Distributor/Dealer Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,374
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We are a global company with sales
into all regional markets.
2003 Sales ($)
Asia Pacific
5%
Europe
10%
Latin America
<1%
North America
85%
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. . . supported by an extensive
distribution network.
U.S.
Distributors
Canada
Mexico
Latin
Europe
America M.E. & Africa
Asia
Pacific
Total
23
5
1
12
20
11
72
Dist. Branches
124
25
4
3
14
22
192
Service Dealers
832
79
17
21
82
24
1,055
4
0
0
23
13
15
55
Direct Dealers
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Our business has grown . . .
Revenues ($ Mil)
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
`88 `89 `90 `91 `92 `93 `94 `95 `96 `97 `98 `99 `00 `01 `02 '03
Parts
Off-highway
Military
Allison
Transmission Confidential
Confidential
Allison Transmission
On-highway
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Typical Markets Served
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

Refuse
Services
Mining
Military
 Construction
 Short Haul
 Recreation Vehicles
 Fire & Emergency
 Line Haul
 Distribution
 Buses
 Oil Field Services
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To participate more fully in global markets,
we are continuing to make additional
investments in people and products.
 Products being tailored to better serve the needs of
customers
 Continually improving our manufacturing system
 Expanding relationships with key OEMs
 Pursuing strategic alliances to capitalize better on
opportunities
 Improve relationship/collaborate with government,
educational providers and our labor union
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