Cummins es una corporación de unidades comerciales complementarias que diseñan, fabricar, distribuir y reparar motores y tecnologías relacionadas, incluidos los sistemas de combustible, control S, secador de manos, filtración, soluciones de emisión y sistemas de generación de energía eléctrica. Con sede en Columbus, Indiana (Estados Unidos), Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries through its network of 550 Company-owned and independent distributor facilities and more than 5,000 dealer locations. Cummins employs 34,600 people worldwide and reported net income of $715 million on sales of $11.4 mil millones en 2006, up by 30% y 15% respectively over 2005.
Cummins is a US Fortune 500 company and named of “America’s Most Admired Companies” en 2006 by Fortune Magazine.
Cummins is selected as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens in the United States by CRO magazine, the eighth straight year the Company has received this recognition and also named to the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index each of the last two years, with a number of notable social and environmental achievements in 2006, incluido:
2006 Performance Highlights
- Record annual sales and earnings Sales $11.4 mil millones, up by 15% EBIT $ 1.2 mil millones, up by 30% Net earnings $715 millón, up by 30%
- Third consecutive year of record financial performance
- Engine shipment 833,000 unidades, up by 11.5%
- All business segments showed strong sales growth
- Gained share in business and geographic markets around the world
- International sales represent 50% of consolidated revenue
- Most international areas growing at double digit rate
- Emerging markets of China, India and Russia remain strong
Cummins Inc. is organized into four distinct but complementary business units.
Cummins Engine Business
Cummins manufactures and markets a complete line of diesel engines for on-highway and off-highway use and natural gas engines for automotive and stationary applications.
Cummins Power Generation Business
Cummins Power Generation is a global provider of power generation systems, components and services in standby power, distributed power generation, as well as auxiliary power in mobile applications to meet the needs of a diversified customer base. Cummins Power Generation also provides a full range of services and solutions, including long-term operation and maintenance contracts, and turnkey and temporary power solutions.
Components Business
The Components segment is made up of four lines of business: Cummins Filtration designs, manufactures and distributes heavy-duty air, combustible, hydraulic and lube filtration, chemicals and exhaust system technology products for diesel and gas-powered equipment. Cummins Turbo Technologies designs and manufactures turbochargers and related products, on a global scale, for diesel engines above 3 litros. Cummins Emission Solutions develops and supplies catalytic exhaust systems and related products to the medium- and heavy-duty commercial diesel engine markets. The exhaust systems include packaging of catalytic exhaust systems, engineered aftertreatment components and system integration services for engine manufacturers. Cummins Fuel Systems designs, develops and manufactures new fuel systems and remanufactures electronic control modules in the United States. In Mexico, it remanufactures Cummins and other’s fuel systems. This business serves engines ranging from 9 a 78 litros.
Distribution Business
The business consists of 17 company-owned distributors and 10 joint ventures, covering 90 countries and territories through 223 locations.
Cummins en China – Solid Foundation for Joint Success
The company’s investment in China currently exceeds US$200 million. As the largest foreign investor in China’s diesel engine sector, Cummins has significant ownership in 13 factories producing eight of the fourteen Cummins engine families, turbochargers, filters, exhaust systems, sistemas de combustible, alternators and gensets.
Cummins China Key Production Base
1. Dongfeng Cummins (JV): 4 ~ 9 liter engines 2. Chongqing Cummins (JV): 11 ~ 50 liter engines 3. Xi’an Cummins (JV): 11 liter engines 4. Beijing Foton Cummins (JV): 2.8 y 3.8 liter engines 5. Cummins Beijing Genset Assembly: grupos electrógenos 6. Cummins Filtration (Shanghai): filtración, coolant and exhaust system 7. Shanghai Fleetguard (JV): air filters, lube filters, fuel filters and water filters 8. Xiangfan Fleetguard (JV): silenciador de escape, silencer and piping 9. Wuxi Holset (JV): turbochargers 10. Wuxi Vane Wheel (JV): turbocharger vane wheel 11. Wuxi Newage Alternator: alternadores 12. Cummins Fuel System (Wuhan): Sistema de combustible
In the aftermarket support area, Cummins has 10 regional service centers and over 230 authorized dealers across the mainland to support an engine population of more than one million units.
Cummins confidence in China’s continued economic development led it to relocate its regional headquarters to Beijing in 1997 to manage business operations in Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Mongolia. Cummins was one of the earliest foreign enterprises to establish its regional headquarters in China’s capital city.
In October 2005, Cummins Board of Directors held, for the first time in China, its board meeting and announced an additional US$300 million dollar investment in China over the next five years. Cummins sales in China are expected to grow to $3 billion by 2010.
China has become one of Cummins fastest-growing geographical markets. En 2006, our consolidated and unconsolidated sales in China exceeded $1 billion for the third consecutive year.
