Cummins building fuel systems plant in China

Cummins has broken ground on its first fuel systems plant outside North America. Cummins Fuel Systems-Wuhan will be the company's 13th production facility in China and is expected to begin production early in 2008.

Wuhan also is home to a regional Cummins service center and a technical center joint venture owned by Cummins and Dongfeng Motor Co. Cummins plans to invest approximately $10 million in the plant, which will assemble Cummins Common Rail (CCR) fuel pumps and CELECT injectors/fuel pumps primarily for the China market.

Cummins Fuel Systems designs and manufactures new and replacement fuel systems primarily for heavy-duty on-highway diesel engine applications. Much of the current production goes to the company's engine business, with Scania being Cummins' primary outside customer. Cummins currently designs and machines fuel systems in Columbus IN and has an assembly operation in Juarez, Mexico.