Cummins Inc. has announced that it will consolidate heavy duty engine assembly and test operations into the company's Jamestown, N.Y., engine plant, a move that will mean the elimination of about 200 jobs.
Assembly and test at the Columbus, Ind., engine plant will be consolidated into existing assembly operations at the Jamestown plant.
"Cummins is committed to competing profitably in the heavy duty engine business," said Joe Loughrey, Cummins president, engine business and executive vice president. "This action is part of our overall strategy to do so, and is not connected to current market conditions."
About 200 positions in the heavy duty business will be eliminated as a result of the consolidation, which will be completed by the first quarter of 2003. Cummins will continue to manufacture cylinder heads and engine blocks at the Columbus engine plant.
"The Jamestown plant utilizes our most modern assembly line, which has the flexibility and capacity to meet all customer requirements for our 11-litre and 15-litre engines more productively and cost-effectively than any other alternative," Loughrey said.
Cummins Inc. is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service electrical power generation systems, engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration and emissions solutions. With 24,900 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $5.7 billion in 2001.
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