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Cummins Inc. (NYSE: [CMI]) is a maker of diesel and natural gas engines whose corporate headquarters are located in Columbus, Indiana. Its CEO is Theodore "Tim" Solso, its President and COO is Joseph Loughrey, and its CFO is Jean Blackwell.

From the Cummins Inc. website ([link]): Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries and territories through its network of 550 Company-owned and independent distributor locations and more than 5,000 dealer locations. With more than 33,000 employees worldwide in February 2006, Cummins is growing. Sales in 2004 were $8.4 billion, and slightly greater than $9.9 billion in 2005. Net income for 2005 was $550 million.

Today more than 51% of Cummins' business comes from operations outside of the United States. Part of Cummins model is to create partnerships with key players in foreign markets and they have done so recently in China and India.

Cummins is named after inventor-mechanic Clessie Cummins, who was one of the key players in the founding of the company. He was financially backed by investor William Irwin, starting in 1919, as he improved on existing diesel engine designs.

List of Cummins engines

• A Series
• * I3 - 0.9/1.4/1.7 L
• * I4 - 2.0/2.3 L
• B Series/ISB
• * I4 - 3.3/3.9 L
• * I6 - 5.9 L (used in Dodge Ram and Dennis Dart)
• C Series/ISC
• * I6 - 8.3 L (Used in Dennis Trident 2)
• L Series/ISL
• * I6 - 8.9 L
• * I6 - 10.0 L
• M Series/ISM
• * I6 - 10.8 L (Used in Dennis Trident 3)
• N Series
• * I6 - 12.2/14.0 L
• X Series/ISX
• * I6 - 14.9 L
• K Series/QSK
• * I6 - 19 L
• V/VT Series
• * V6 - 5.7/5.8/6.2 L (VIM/VAL)
• * V8 - 7.7/8.3/9.1 L (VINE/VALE)
• * V8 - 14.8 L

The 5.9-liter B-series used in the Dodge Ram has proven to be very popular, disproving the myth that diesel engines are not popular with American auto consumers. The high-horsepower (larger than 15 liters displacement) engines are manufactured in Seymour (Indiana, USA), Daventry (England) and Pune (India). The Heavy duty (10-15 liter displacement) M and X series engines are manufactured in Lakewood, NY. The B, C and L series engines are manufactured in numerous plants across the world.

Rivals

• Detroit Diesel
• Caterpillar Inc.
• Deere & Company

See also

• Dongfeng Automobile Company Limited
• Komatsu(technical tie-up)

External links

• [Cummins website]

 

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