Loc Performance Products, Inc. Selected as Final Drive Supplier for Ground Combat Vehicle

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has awarded Michigan-based Loc Performance Products, Inc. a subcontract to design and produce final drive assemblies for the United States Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV).

Building on a successful partnership of designing and producing the highest quality final drive assemblies for the Army's M1 Abrams and M88 Armored Recovery Vehicles, Loc will collaborate with Allison Transmission as a joint development team to execute the design responsibilities of the project, before assuming full responsibility for production of an estimated 4,000 assemblies as GCV's are fielded to the soldiers.

"This subcontract was awarded through a highly competitive bid process where Loc demonstrated best value in terms of cost, technical performance, and on-time delivery.  This award validates Loc's premier position as the industry's full service engineering provider of robust geared solutions for the military's fleet of ground vehicles," said Chad Darr, Director of Product Development at Loc.

As the sole supplier of M1 Abrams final drives for over twenty years, Loc's history of organizational flexibility and agile production processes has resulted in the company acquiring manufacturing contracts for every final drive design within the U.S. Department of Defense fleet of combat tracked vehicles.  To date, Loc has manufactured over 13,000 final drive assemblies for the U.S. military. 

The GCV is the Army's future tracked combat vehicle to support joint forces across the full range of military operations in a wide range of terrain and environments.  The GCV will maintain and improve the US Army's full spectrum force to support commanders in irregular warfare, peace operations in small scale contingencies or counterinsurgency operations, homeland defense, civil support, and Major Combat Operations (offensive, defensive, and security). The GCV provides the Army with versatility, agility, lethality, sustainability, survivability, interoperability, and flexibility to respond to varying operations.

Mr. W. David Barton, Sr. Account Manager – Military Programs, Allison Transmission Incorporated (ATI) of Indianapolis, IN states: "ATI is pleased to be working with Loc Performance (Loc) of Plymouth, MI as the supplier of Final Drives for the General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) system.  Selection of the Loc/ATI Team adds significant intrinsic value to the GDLS GCV Program effort."

Lou Burr, President of Loc Performance Products commented, "We are pleased to build on our relationship with Allison Transmission, General Dynamics Land Systems, and the United States Armed Forces in partnering to provide the highest quality products for our soldiers, in a timely manner, and at a competitive price. Loc Performance looks forward to continuing our mutually beneficial relationship, and ensuring our troops have the equipment necessary to continue as the world's best fighting force. We are proud to be a part of the team."

Loc Performance Products is Michigan's premier full service manufacturer of large CNC machined components and assemblies for military and industrial applications. With proven capabilities in product design and development through production, Loc offers comprehensive solutions and exceptional customer service to produce the highest quality products at competitive pricing.

Allison Transmission is the world's largest manufacturer of fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, medium- and heavy-tactical U.S. military vehicles and hybrid propulsion systems for transit buses.

SOURCE Loc Performance Products, Inc.