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Cummins to Spend $580 Million on North Carolina Engine Plant
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Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 16, 2024 9:27 AM, EST
Cummins to Spend $580 Million on North Carolina Engine Plant
Investment in Medium-Duty Engine Plant Part of Destination Zero Initiative
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Cummins Inc. plans to spend $580 million on its Rocky Mount Engine Plant in North Carolina, much of it as part of the company’s decarbonization push, it said.
Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins said the spending would add about 80 jobs at the plant, on top of the existing 2,000. The company expects the funds to enhance plans to achieve zero emissions across its products as part of an initiative known as Destination Zero.
The investment at Rocky Mount will involve installing new manufacturing equipment and upgrading the assembly line for next-generation products, it said.
Cummins’ spending will support the plant’s focus on the medium-duty on- and off-highway business, a spokeswoman said Jan. 12. The plant currently produces 4.5-liter, 6.7-liter and 9-liter engines for the medium-duty market, the spokeswoman said in an email.
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Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 16, 2024 9:27 AM, EST
Cummins to Spend $580 Million on North Carolina Engine Plant
Investment in Medium-Duty Engine Plant Part of Destination Zero Initiative
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]
Cummins Inc. plans to spend $580 million on its Rocky Mount Engine Plant in North Carolina, much of it as part of the company’s decarbonization push, it said.
Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins said the spending would add about 80 jobs at the plant, on top of the existing 2,000. The company expects the funds to enhance plans to achieve zero emissions across its products as part of an initiative known as Destination Zero.
The investment at Rocky Mount will involve installing new manufacturing equipment and upgrading the assembly line for next-generation products, it said.
Cummins’ spending will support the plant’s focus on the medium-duty on- and off-highway business, a spokeswoman said Jan. 12. The plant currently produces 4.5-liter, 6.7-liter and 9-liter engines for the medium-duty market, the spokeswoman said in an email.
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