Cummins JV starts engine production

Xi’an Cummins Engine Company Limited (XCEC), a 50/50 joint venture between Cummins Inc. and China’s Shaanxi Automobile Group Company Limited (Shaanqi Group) began production of the Cummins ISM 11-liter heavy-duty engine. “The demand in China for high-performance and environmentally sound heavy-duty truck engines is growing quickly, and XCEC will enable Cummins to compete for a leadership position in this market,” said John Watkins, Cummins Vice President — Managing Director East Asia. The Shaanqi Group, headquartered in Xi’an, the capital city of western China’s Shaanxi Province, is the leading producer of heavy-duty trucks (payload above 15 tons) in China. (August 9,2007)