Cummins history in China II

Xi’an Cummins XCEC

Entering the 21st century, Cummins has also accelerated its own “localization” process.

On December 16, 2005, Cummins’ third joint venture engine plant in China, Xi’an Cummins Engine Co., Ltd., was registered and officially put into production in August 2007.

Xi’an Cummins is quite special. It does not have as many products as other joint venture companies, but only produces ISM11 and QSM11 series fully electronically controlled diesel engines. Friends who don’t know it will definitely think that Cummins has begun to care for itself and refuse to give technology to Xi’an Cummins. .

But the truth of the matter is that the Cummins ISM 11L fully electronically controlled heavy-duty diesel engine is positioned as the flagship power of Europe and the United States, which you can understand as their high-end products.

Moreover, Xi’an Cummins is the first overseas production base of this “flagship” engine outside North America. In my brother’s opinion, Cummins’ arrangement is like a master teaching a disciple to let you learn slowly, rather than making money all at once.

At present, the plant’s engine products are widely used in heavy trucks, medium and high-grade passenger cars, construction machinery, generator sets, ship power and other power equipment.

FOTON Cummins BFCEC

It is followed by Beiqi Foton.

On October 19, 2006, Beiqi Foton invited Cummins to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Such a high-level courtesy was naturally to sign the joint venture contract of “Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd.”.

After two years of preparation, Foton Cummins was officially established on March 26, 2008, mainly responsible for the production of light, medium and heavy diesel engines, with an annual production capacity of 520,000 units.

In 2010, the Foton Aoling CTX equipped with an ISF3.8L engine and the Foton Aumark C280 equipped with an ISF2.8L engine were launched one after another. Everyone is proud of being able to drive light trucks equipped with Foton Cummins machines.

Although in the field of light trucks, Foton Cummins ‘s light trucks have a high installation rate and a good reputation, but it is undeniable that in terms of heavy trucks, Foton Cummins is not particularly popular.

For example, the Weichai machine of Foton Auman has just been put on the market and has been well received by users. However, after the ETX, GTL and other models were installed with Fukang in the later period, evaluations such as fast breaking and difficult driving came in, which led to the final failure of this classic model. Got a bad reputation.

At present, Foton Cummins mainly produces several engines including F series 2.8L, 3.8L light engine, F series 4.5L medium engine and G series 11L, 12L, X series 12L heavy engine, etc. If it wants to be in the field of commercial vehicle power To go to the next level, the in-depth research on heavy-duty machines is indispensable.

Guangxi Cummins GCIC

On June 27, 2012, Cummins’ “localization” extended to the southwest of China – Guangxi Cummins was officially registered and established in Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, mainly producing 6.7L and 9.3L diesel engines for engineering.

Guangxi Cummins is an engine enterprise jointly established with Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. It is positioned as an exclusive diesel engine manufacturer for construction machinery, and is also one of the largest non-road engine production bases in China.

Since the product has not been involved in the field of commercial vehicles, the presence of Guangxi Cummins has not been very high.

Anhui Cummins ACEC

Finally, let’s talk about the youngest Cummins joint venture company – Anhui Cummins.

In May 2018, Cummins signed a transaction document with JAC and Navistar. Navistar transferred 50% of the equity in the original joint venture with JAC to Cummins; then on December 26, the original JAC The Navistar joint venture company was officially renamed and registered as Anhui Cummins Power Co., Ltd.

It is worth noting that after Anhui Cummins took Hefei Engine Factory into the bag, the Anhui Cummins products currently available on the market are basically the previous 2.7L Ruijiete engine and 2.8L Isuzu engine. In fact, this is not difficult to understand. After all, research and development Absorption also takes time.

In the future, Anhui Cummins will further expand for the China VI market based on the previously introduced Cummins B series products, and strive to stand out among many Cummins series.

In addition to the six engine factories mentioned above, Cummins has also opened many parts factories in China, and China has become its largest overseas market.

“1994, Shanghai Fleet Processing Plant (joint venture); 1996, Wuxi Turbo Technology Plant (joint venture); 2000, Coors Lubricants Shanghai (joint venture) 2006, Cummins Shanghai Filtration System Plant; 2006, Wuxi Van Nievele Plant (joint venture); 2007, Cummins Wuhan Fuel System Plant;”

Cummins is more than just an engine brand

There are two main reasons for the popularity of Cummins. One may be because of the historical background such as the Lend-Lease Act, which made the Chinese people in wartime feel the charm of high-horsepower diesel engines in advance, which was planted in the hearts of people at that time. Seeds that desire to own their products.

The second and most important point is that the joint venture of Cummins does not give you the eliminated technology like Mann did, but really treats you like a “married daughter-in-law”. In addition to the most core technology, Both sides play similar things, and develop and progress together.

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