Cummins Inc. announced July 18 that it has concluded its joint ventures with CNH Global N.V. (CNH) and Iveco N.V., two Fiat Group companies. Under the new agreement, Cummins will purchase CNH’s equity stake in Consolidated Diesel Co. and will sell its interest in the European Engine Alliance.
CDC, which is located in Whitakers, N. C., will become a wholly-owned entity of Cummins Inc. Cummins, based in Columbus, Ind., entered the joint venture with Case Corp. in 1980 and has produced more than 2.7 million mid-range engines. Cummins will purchase CNH’s 50 percent interest in CDC.
The European Engine Alliance was established in 1996 as a joint venture between Cummins and two Fiat Group companies, Iveco N.V. and New Holland, which is now CNH Global N.V., to develop a new generation of 4-, 5- and 6-liter engines. EEA includes manufacturing assets in Turin, Italy. Cummins will sell its one-third interest in the EEA to Fiat Powertrain Technologies.
“We have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with our partners,” says Jim Kelly, president of Cummins Engine Business. “This change will essentially be transparent to the CDC employees and to our customers. On July 1, we celebrated the 25th year of CDC’s successful production of engines and components with our employees there, and we look forward to continuing this success together well into the future. Our customers can continue to depend on Cummins and CDC for the quality products and support they have always received.”
