The diesel engines manufactured by the company have many applications

Cummins India Limited was incorporated in 1962 as a joint venture with Cummins Engine Company, US, to manufacture internal combustion diesel engines. In the year 1996-97 Cummins Engine, US, increased its stake from 50% to 51% and the name of the company was changed to Cummins India Limited (CIL).

Cummins Inc., the US parent and majority shareholder in Cummins India is the world's largest independent manufacturer of diesel engines above 200 HP and is recognized leadership in emissions, fuel efficiency and electronics. The company has a turnover of US$ 6.6 billion, with service operations spanning 129 countries and 38 manufacturing facilities across 5 continents.

Cummins India manufactures diesel engines in the 126- 1,600 hp range and filtration equipments. The diesel engines manufactured by the company have applications covering a wide range of market segments such as power generation, construction and mining, oil fields, marine, locomotive and automotive. The company derives a major chunk of the revenue from the power sector.

(CIL) also manufactures turbochargers in collaboration with Holset Engineering, UK, and flame-proof diesel engines (used in hazardous industries) in collaboration with Pyroba6n, UK. In Feb.'99 the company started manufacturing the 'Quantum' series 60-litre diesel engine, which is popular outside India. It was jointly developed by the technical centres located at Pune, Columbus, the US and a centre in the UK.

Cummins India was appointed the sole world-wide manufacturer and supplier for the new Quantum-60 high HP engines. It is the sole supplier of K-50 and K-38 natural gas engines to Cummins' North American markets and other countries.

The company received ISO 9001 certification in addition to the certification by the American Bureau of Shipping; LLoyd's Register of Shipping; Factory Mutual; Underwriters Laboratory, US; Korean Register of Shipping; Indian Register of Shipping; the Government of India; Export Inspection Agency and the Ministry of Defence.

The company plans to pump in Rs. 70 crores over the next two years to expand its capacity by 4,000 engines to 16,000 engines per annum. It has also set up a new firm jointly with Cummins Diesel Sales band Service (India) (CDS&S), a wholly-owned subsidiary to venture into the internal combustion engines business.

During 1998-99, the company entered into a 50:50 joint venture with Nelson Industries, Inc, USA. The joint venture will also cater to the needs of other engine manufacturers in automotive, marine, industrial and powergen segments. During the year 1999-2000, the company bagged Industrial Safety Award, Best Employee Relations Award and Export Performance Award. CIL has produced more than 1,60,000 engines to date at it's state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Pune. CIL with a turnover of Rs.829 crores manufactures nearly 10,000 engines, with more than 33% being exported to international markets.

The after market support for more than 1,00,000 active engines is provided by Cummins Diesel Sales and Services (I) Ltd.(CDSS), a wholly owned subsidiary, through a network of more than 250 offices, authorized dealers and services centres spread across India Nepal and Bhutan.

Recently, Cummins became the first company in the industry to receive the prestigious QS 9000 certification awarded by BVQI. Cummins is the first Indian diesel engine manufacturing company to have been awarded the ISO 9001 in 1991 and the "Best Among The Winners" Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award. CDS&S did an encore by winning the coveted award for the service industry in 1998.

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