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Cummins Faces Hefty $2B Penalty And Over 600K Recalls In Ram Trucks Emissions Violation Case
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 5:31am | 590In a landmark settlement, Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) is ordered to recall 600,000 Ram Trucks. The engine manufacturer has been implicated in an emissions cheating scandal, leading to a record-breaking $2 billion penalty. What Happened: The Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed on Wednesday details of a...
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Cummins Beats On Top And Bottom Lines; May Spin Off Filtration Unit
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 4:59pm | 572Engine maker and power distribution company Cummins Inc. reported a widespread recovery in Q2 sales and income across the board as it topped analyst estimates for revenue and income. "The strength of the order board reflects robust underlying demand in many of our markets which is remarkable...
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Hydrogen On The Highway: Cummins And Air Products Plan Fleet Conversion
Monday, July 26, 2021 - 4:02pm | 851What better way to transport hydrogen than in a hydrogen-powered fuel cell truck? That's what engine and power company Cummins Inc. and Air Products and Chemicals, the world's largest producer of hydrogen, are planning for about 2,000 trucks that Air Products uses globally. The companies signed a...
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AEV Summit: Cummins Finds Success In Zero-Carbon Mindset
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 10:39am | 624This keynote recap is from FreightWaves' Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit on Wednesday. KEYNOTE TOPIC: Covering all bets in future propulsion DETAILS: Say Cummins (NYSE: CMI) and the first thought is, "Oh, it makes diesel engines." That is only a part of the 102-year-old company today...
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Cummins Extends Fuel Rail Fire Risk Recall To Remanufactured Engines
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 4:36pm | 480More than 4,400 Cummins Inc. remanufactured engines are being recalled because of a defective fuel rail that could lead to a fire. The new recall comes after a May recall of nearly 45,000 L9 and ISX12 engines built between Jan. 2, 2017, and Oct.16, 2020, was filed with the National Highway...
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Plus Will Automate Cummins Westport Natural Gas Engine
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 12:27pm | 595Self-driving trucking software maker Plus will work with the natural gas joint venture Cummins Westport to apply its supervised PlusDrive system to a 12-liter natural gas engine, pairing what eventually could be driverless technology with a powertrain featuring near-zero carbon emissions. The...
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Cummins Dives Into Hydrogen As Traditional Engine Business Stalls
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 1:30pm | 1095Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is acquiring businesses, forming partnerships and investing research dollars into a future hydrogen economy. Its across-the-board bets cover fuel cells for trains, ships and trucks – and the hydrogen fuel to power them. The global leader in diesel engines recently formed...
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Cummins Announces B6.7N Natural Gas Engine Certified Below EPA NOx Limit
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 11:32am | 353Cummins officials announced the company's B6.7N natural gas engine has now been certified as meeting 0.02 NOx (nitrites of oxide) emissions levels, giving the company another natural gas engine that meets near-zero emissions requirements. "This is a big deal for us," said Tom Hodek, director of...
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Cummins Reports Weak Q4 Results Amid Uncertainty Over Coronavirus
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 5:25pm | 781Engine maker Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) reported lower fourth-quarter 2019 sales and earnings, partially due to a $119 million pretax charge related to the layoff of 2,000 employees in January. The company expects to realize most of $250 million to $300 million in savings from the restructuring this...
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Today's Pickup: Zonar Offering Over-The-Air Updates For Cummins Engines
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 1:30pm | 935Good day, Cummins (NYSE: CMI) is well known for its commercial engines, which remain a popular choice for many drivers. Zonar has now introduced an over-the-air update option for those with Cummins engines. The Zonar OTAir provides remote software updates for Cummins-powered vehicles through an...
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Cummins Enters Its Second Century Amid Trucking Downturn
Monday, December 2, 2019 - 12:16pm | 1806A century ago in a former warehouse in Columbus, Indiana, Clessie Cummins and William Irwin proved diesel power far exceeded its floundering early 20th century reputation. With just four workers in 1919, Cummins launched what 100 years later would be a global behemoth of more than 62,000 employees...
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Engine Maker Cummins Will Lay Off 2,000 Employees In January
Monday, November 25, 2019 - 6:46pm | 486Engine maker Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) will lay off 2,000 workers in the first quarter of 2020, the latest impact of a trucking sector recession that is claiming jobs up and down the supply chain. Major truck makers have announced hundreds of layoffs in recent months as orders for new equipment...
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Cummins Moves Some Production To Mexico Ahead Of USMCA Rule Changes
Friday, November 22, 2019 - 10:43am | 480Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. is shifting more production to plants in Mexico in preparation for updated requirements in the new United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Cummins will move some of its operations from the U.S., China, India and Brazil to Mexico, including its...
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Cummins Sees Weaker Demand For Truck Engines And Components During Third Quarter
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 4:18pm | 580Indiana-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) reported third quarter total revenue of $5.77 billion, a decrease of 3% from the same quarter in 2018. North America revenues decreased by 6%, while international revenues declined 25%, officials said. The company, which designs and makes diesel engines...
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Cummins Presses Lawmakers On National Emissions Standard
Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 3:42pm | 739Maintaining fuel efficiency regulations at the federal level for heavy-duty trucking — rather than relying on a patchwork of state-by-state regulations — should be a priority for lawmakers preparing to introduce climate change legislation, according to truck engine maker Cummins (NYSE: CMI) . The...