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The Power Generation Business addresses
standby and prime power needs through
the design and manufacture of pre-
integrated generator sets, transfer
switches, paralleling equipment and
controls.
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The Automotive Business in-
tegrates Cummins’ diesel
and natural gas engines
with related technologies
such as filtration, exhaust,
turbo, fuel and coolant sys-
tems and lube oil to serve the
commercial vehicle segment
in India.
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The fourth business, Distribution, op-
erates under the brand name ‘Cummins
Sales and Service India’. Acquired in 1967
with the objective of providing products, pack-
ages, services and solutions for uptime of Cummins
equipments, it has since been engaged in sale of en-
gines and providing after-market support to customers
in India, Nepal and Bhutan.
In 1987, the joint venture Fleetguard Filters Pvt. Ltd.
was formed between Cummins Filtration Inc. and Per-
fect Sealing Systems Pvt. Ltd. More than two decades
later, the entity, with three manufacturing locations, at
Pune, Hosur and Jamshedpur, continues to manufacture
air, fuel, oil and water filters for Cummins and other en-
gine manufacturers.
In 1989, another joint venture was started between
Crompton Greaves & Newage to form CG Newage Ltd.
Crompton sold its holding to Cummins in 2002. In 2006,
Cummins took over completely, and the entity began
operating under the name of Cummins Generator Tech-
nologies India Ltd. Three manufacturing facilities, one
each in Pune, Ahmednagar and Ranjangaon, manufac-
ture alternators ranging from 5 to 2000 kVA. Aligned
with the Corporation’s initiatives towards a cleaner and
healthier environment, the plant in Ranjangaon set up in
2007 is the first green plant in India.
Valvoline Cummins Ltd., started in 1998, is a 50:50
joint venture between Cummins India Ltd. and Ashland
that manufactures automotive lubricants, transmission
fluids, gear oils, hydraulic lubricants, automotive filters,
specialty products, greases and cooling system products.
The entity is headquartered in Delhi, with a manufactur-
ing facility at Panvel.
In 2002, Cummins Infotech was merged into KPIT In-
fosystems to form KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd., a
global IT consulting and product engineering partner to
manufacturing and financial services organizations. The
company is headquartered in Pune.
Cummins Research Technology India Ltd. was started
in Pune in 2003 as part of a global effort to perform
low-cost, high-quality engineering work. It was the first,
and so far the only Cummins research center to be built
without physical laboratories. The facility uses the latest
computer technology to support design and analysis for
Cummins worldwide.
Cummins Technologies India Ltd. was formed in
2008. Under it are five divisions – Cummins Turbo
Focus on components
The joint venture, Tata Cummins Ltd., was formed be-
tween Cummins Inc. and Tata Motors in 1993 to produce
mid-range engines for the latter’s commercial vehicles.
With a manufacturing plant at Jamshedpur and a second
plant at Phaltan in Maharashtra, Tata Cummins remains
a significant contributor to Cummins’ profitable growth
in India.