Posted on 04/17/2008 10:34:25 AM PDT by Red Badger
COLUMBUS, Ind., April 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that it has earned a prestigious 2008 Automotive News PACE Award for innovation demonstrated by the 6.7L [409 CID] turbo diesel engine. The PACE Award ceremony, held on April 14 in Detroit, Mich., honors superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance among automotive suppliers.
Cummins has been recognized for the 6.7L Dodge Ram Turbo Diesel engine which debuted in January 2007 and is available in the Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 models. The 6.7L diesel engine is the strongest, cleanest, quietest heavy-duty diesel pickup truck engine available on the market and is the first to meet the 2010 EPA emissions regulations in all 50 states. Cummins achieves this by using a NOx Adsorber Catalyst -- a breakthrough technology designed and integrated by Cummins.
As noted by Joe Loughrey, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cummins, in accepting the award, "This is a significant product innovation and a terrific honor for Cummins to be recognized. We share this recognition with our customer, Chrysler, who collaborated with us in developing a common vision for a product that would deliver on our commitment to exceptional customer satisfaction while ensuring our contribution to a cleaner environment." Loughrey also acknowledged several partners who significantly contributed to Cummins success in the product including the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency and several supplier partners.
The PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Award is viewed around the world as the industry symbol of innovation. Cummins earned Automotive News PACE Award winner status after an extensive review by an independent panel of judges, a comprehensive written application and a site visit. The 14th annual award was presented in a ceremony in Detroit, Mich., by Automotive News and co-sponsors Microsoft, SAP, and Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC Inc.).
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (USA: 6.52, +0.02, +0.30%), 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 reported net income of $739 million on sales of $13.05 billion in 2007. Press releases can be found on the Web at cummins.com or everytime.cummins.com .
SOURCE Cummins Inc.
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Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....
If you want ON or OFF the DIESEL ”KnOcK” LIST just FReepmail me.....
This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days.....
Congratulations Cummins!.......
Is the Cummins system the one that uses urea as the agent for absorbing exhaust pollutants?
Way to go Cummins! My hubby was an instructor in the factory school in Columbus and then training coordinator for the State of GA. Then Service Manager for Cummins in Jackson, MS and Memphis, TN. So, there’s a warm spot in our household for Cummins.
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Oh, I forgot. Also Ser. Mangr. in Montgomery, ALA.
I wish the newer Cummins engines weren’t so complex. I’m looking to drop one into an ‘80s military blazer to replace the Detroit Diesel slug, and I’m going to have to stick with the mid-late 90s 5.9, which is a 1-wire hookup. That 6.7 is a *real* motor. I’d put the Cummins 6 up there in the engine pantheon with the other greats: 289 FoMoCo, 427 FoMoCo, 327/350 GM, 454 GM, 455 GM, 440 MoPar, 426 Hemi (the king), the Slant-6, etc.
What technology does Cummins use?
Forgot a key member of that pantheon: The VW air-cooled boxer 4.
EGR and catalysts in the exhausts system.....
See the link at #8........
You forgot the Ford 300 and the Chrysler 318. Both indestructible.
Hmm, so this thing can jake brake! Pretty noisy if the big rigs are any indication.
Good point. You’re right. I’m a GM guy, so I sometimes forget the less prominent engines.
The article said it was “quiet”. Now, just “how quiet” in relation to what, I don’t know........
Ford and Mercedes also use urea...so save your piss.
err, you mean 455 Olds, the best of the motors in that size displacement from GM.. The Buick and Pontiac were good, but the Olds 455 was the best they built...
I dunno, you could get a pretty good argument from the Pontiac Super Duty and Buick Stage I guys about that.
I’m going with stage 1 Buick Power as the best ... Olds always had connecting rod issues and cracked ring lands on the 403.. Pontiacs best were the 428 and the 455 SD.. both Buick and Poncho were better than Chevys mark IV big block (396 (actually 402) 427 and 454) as they all had cylinder head sealing problems... better to go with sb Chevy power.
Fords Windsor series (not the “M” series hybrid cleveland/windsor motors) and their 300 I-6 are indestructible ... Mopars slant 6 , all the “A” motors before production moved to Mexico in the 1980’s and their “B” and “RB” motors are excellent..
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