General Motors agrees to sell Allison Transmission business for $5.6 billion
IHT.comGeneral Motors Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to sell its Allison Transmission commercial and military business for about $5.6 billion to the private equity firm The Carlyle Group and Canada's Onex Corp.
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