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INNOVATION.

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ALLISON TRANSMISSION ON THE WEST

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SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS IS

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EXPANDING ITS FOOTPRINT WITH THE

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OPENING OF A NEW

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STATE-OF-THE-ART INNOVATION

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CENTER.

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ENGINEERS AT THE NEW CENTER ARE

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FOCUSED ON ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY

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IN THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

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INDUSTRY AND BRINGING NEW

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PRODUCTS TO MARKET FASTER AND

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MORE EFFICIENTLY.

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I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME ALLISON

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TRANSMISSION'S EXECUTIVE

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DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL MARKETING

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BRANDEN HARBIN.

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BRANDON, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

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>> THANK YOU, GERRY.

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APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

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WALK THROUGH ALLISON'S HERITAGE.

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>> WE'RE LOOKING AT A BRAND-NEW

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FACILITY YOU HAVE JUST

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CHRISTENED.

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PART OF WHAT IS AN OVERALL

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$335 MILLION INVESTMENT IN A

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NUMBER OF FACILITIES, SO A BIG

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COMMITMENT.

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TALK ABOUT THE INNOVATION

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CENTER, 100,000 SQUARE FEET.

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IT IS SUBSTANTIAL IN SIZE.

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WHAT'S THE FOCUS GOING TO BE OUT

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THERE?

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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WE'RE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED WITH

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THIS FACILITY AND THE

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PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF

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INDIANA.

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CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND THE

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TOWN OF SPEEDWAY TO HELP US TO

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CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR FOOTPRINT

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AND HERITAGE HERE IN THE TOWN OF

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SPEEDWAY.

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SIMPLE, THE IDEA IS

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COLLABORATION.

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THIS FACILITY ENABLED US TO GET

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ALL OF OUR 300 OR SO PRODUCT

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ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES HERE IN

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ONE CAMPUS.

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THEN ALSO FROM AN INDUSTRY

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COLLABORATION STANDPOINT,

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ENABLES US TO BRING

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STATE-OF-THE-ART CAPABILITIES,

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AND SIMULATION, 3D MODELING AND

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VALIDATION WITH THOSE INDUSTRY

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PARTNERS RIGHT HERE IN ONE

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LOCATION.

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>> THIS IS FOR EMPLOYEES, FOR

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PARTNERS, CUSTOMERS, KIND OF A

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ONE-STOP SHOP WHERE THEY CAN

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REALLY UTILIZE THIS FACILITY.

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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THE WHOLE CONCEPT, START WITH AN

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IDEA, WE CAN MODEL THAT WITH

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PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL SIMULATION,

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ONCE WE GET THE CONCEPT READY

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WEEK, CAN GO INTO MODELING WITH

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3D PRINTING CAPABILITIES AND

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ACTUALLY PRODUCE IT HERE AT OUR

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MANUFACTURING FOOTPRINT IN

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INDIANAPOLIS AND TEST IT AT OUR

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TEST TRACK AND DEMONSTRATION

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TRACK BEHIND US, AND

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ENVIRONMENTAL TEST CENTER, ALSO

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ON THIS MAIN CAMPUS TO DO

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VALIDATION OF THOSE PRODUCTS, A

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GREAT INVESTMENT OVERALL AND

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NEXT GENERATION PROPULSION

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SOLUTIONS.

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>> THE OTHER FACILITIES YOU TALK

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ABOUT SUPPORT ALL OF YOUR

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PRODUCT LINES.

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YOU MENTIONED THE

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ELECTRIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE,

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WHICH IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE

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INDUSTRY CERTAINLY.

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THE ELECTRIC PIECE OF IT IS A

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REAL FOCUS.

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT

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GENERATION, IT GETS AT THE CORE

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OF WHAT ALLISON DOES,

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INNOVATION.

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IN THIS FACILITY AND THESE

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INVESTMENTS REALLY TIME IN A WAY

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THAT REALLY HELPS US TO MAINTAIN

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A LEADERSHIP POSITION ON

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INNOVATION AND WITH OUR

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PROPULSION SOLUTIONS AS THE

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INDUSTRY TRANSITIONS FROM

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INTERNAL COMBUSTION AND STARTS

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TO EVALUATE WHAT FULL ELECTRIC

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REALLY MEANS TO OUR INDUSTRY AND

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TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

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>> ALLISON HAS SUCH A LONG AND

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RICH HISTORY, HERITAGE TRADITION

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HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS.

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BUT THE CHANGING FACE OF

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INDUSTRY, IN YOUR INDUSTRY, WE

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WERE TALKING OFF CAMERA, IT USED

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TO BE THAT ALLISON WOULD

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INTRODUCE MAYBE A NEW PRODUCT

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ONCE EVERY TEN YEARS OR SO.

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MUCH DIFFERENT PICTURE NOWADAYS.

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>> IT IS.

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AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE HAVE

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THESE FACILITIES, THE SPEED AT

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WHICH INNOVATION IS REQUIRED,

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AND THE SPEED WHICH WE NEED TO

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BRING PRODUCTS TO MARKET, AN

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INNOVATION CENTER ALONG WITH OUR

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AS WELL AS

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OUR NEW TESTING AND VALIDATION

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CAPABILITIES OF THE VEHICLE

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ELECTRIFICATION, AND

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ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, ALLOW US

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TO BRING AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL

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OF NEW PRODUCTS TO MARKET,

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RATHER THAN ONCE EVERY DECADE, A

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NEW PRODUCT TO MARKET -- RIGHT

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NOW WE HAVE OVER EIGHT PRODUCTS

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THAT WE'RE LOOKINGALITY MATURING

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TO GO TO START OF PRODUCTION

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ACROSS CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTS

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WITH DIESEL ENGINES AS WELL AS

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ELECTION AXLE PRODUCT FAMILY.

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>> WOW.

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GOT TO ASK YOU, TOO, THIS

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FACILITY, EVERY COMPANY ACROSS

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EVERY INDUSTRY IS IN THE SEARCH

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FOR TALENT.

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IT IS A WAR ON TALENT, TRYING TO

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GET THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST.

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I'VE GOT TO ASSUME THAT THIS

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FACILITY IS GOING TO BE A NICE

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ATTRACTER TO GET SOME HIGH LEVEL

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ENGINEERING AND OTHER TALENT

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THERE AT THE ALLISON FACILITY ON

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THE WEST SIDE.

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>> WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE

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INDIANAPOLIS COMMUNITY, THE

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STATE OF INDIANA, AND WE WANT TO

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ENSURE THAT WE REMAIN TOP TALENT

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NATIONWIDE AND WE'RE CONFIDENT

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IN THIS FACILITY WILL ENABLE US

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TO DO THAT AND DEMONSTRATE TO

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THE NEXT LEVEL GENERATION OF

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LEADERS WHAT ALLISON

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TRANSMISSION IS ALL B. OUR

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HERITAGE, COMMITMENT TO

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INNOVATION, STATE-OF-THE-ART

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FACILITIES, AND WE'RE COMMITTED

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WITH THE INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO DO

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THAT, CUMMINS, OUR NEIGHBOR TO

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THE SOUTH AS WELL AS LOCAL

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UNIVERSITIES WHERE WE HAVE

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ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS TO

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MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF TALENT

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HERE IN INDIANA, GERRY.

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>> BRANDEN HARBIN, EXECUTIVE

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DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL MARKETING AT

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ALLISON TRANSMISSION, THANKS FOR

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THE TOUR, AN AMAZING FACILITY,

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ADDING TO THE ASSETS IN CENTRAL