Chrysler Indiana Transmission

Founded in 1915, Allison Transmission specializes in the design, manufacture and sales of automatic transmissions for trucks, buses, and off-road and military vehicles. It provides a range of commercial-duty automatic transmissions, hybrid propulsion systems and related parts. The company serves the transportation, refuse, fire, construction, distribution, military and specialty application sectors. Allison Transmission s products are used in ditchers, trenchers, equipment and material haulers, and concrete pumpers and mixers. It operates Allison Electric Drives, which offers the EP System solutions for saving fuel. The company provides sales and support services. Allison Transmission maintains regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China, Brazil, India and Japan. It has more than 1,500 distributor and dealer locations in over 80 countries worldwide. The company employs nearly 2,700 people.

Bridgestone Americas Holding is an international manufacturer with 38 production facilities throughout the Americas. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company was formed in 1990 when Bridgestone U.S.A. merged with The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. It is the largest subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It traces its roots to the establishment of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in 1900. It was then that 31-year-old Harvey S. Firestone started tire production with 12 employees in Akron, Ohio. On the other side of the globe in 1931, Shojiro Ishibashi created Bridgestone Tire Company. Bridgestone Americas carries on the tradition of excellence established by its founders, blending Japanese and American methods to provide quality products.