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Meritor Inc. announced it entered into an agreement to acquire AxleTech from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group for $175 million. The acquisition is expected to close in Meritor's fiscal fourth quarter of 2019.
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. purchased Vantage Power, a London-based electrified propulsion technology company, and AxleTech's electric vehicle systems division. The acquisitions aim to advance Allison's electrification strategy for commercial vehicles.
AxleTech entered a strategic agreement with Agility Fuel Solutions to combine technologies for electric vehicle powertrains for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks. Agility will supply high-voltage, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery packs.