Allison Transmission (ALSN) – The World’s Largest Little Known Automatic Transmission Company
Company Background Allison Transmission (ALSN or Allison) came up on my screen recently. I've heard of this name but never dug deeper. ALSN is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was founded in 1915. From 1929 until 2007, it was part of General Motors (GM) until it emerged as a standalone company. In 2012, Allison began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. According to its annual report: [Allison is] the world's largest manufacturer of fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and medium- and heavy-tactical U.S. defense vehicles. In 2018, Allison had 60% global market share [...]