In its endeavour to be the powertrain supplier of choice, Cummins, the global power and technology leader, is working on developing a broad portfolio of technology capabilities so that it is able to offer its customers the right technology suited to their specific markets. In India during the Auto Expo in February this year, the Cummins leadership team made it clear that the US-headquartered company is focused on adding that critical piece of value leveraging on the deep understanding it has built over a century of its existence.
Electrification clearly was the buzzword at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2018. Passenger or commercial vehicles – OEMs showcased to the world their capabilities in the area of electrified vehicles. Cummins, the leading manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines, as well as related technologies, believes that future vehicles would most certainly be powered by some kind of electrified powertrains. But the transition wouldn’t be as drastic as is being projected by some.
The message Julie Furber, Executive Director – Electrification, Cummins delivered was fairly clear. For decades, the automotive industry has been following the “one size fits all” principle, but that’s not going to hold good in the years to come. The demand will be for multiple solutions – technology and applications will be “horses for courses, not one size fits all”, she said.
ELECTRIC ROADMAP
The company claims it offers the industry the broadest, most energy-diverse power portfolio. And many of those solutions were on display at the Auto Expo, including an electric powertrain for commercial vehicle operations, which is aimed to complement the company’s clean-diesel, near-zero natural gas and diesel-hybrid products.
Even as Cummins is making heavy investments in the electrification of engines, it is aware of the gaps it needs to plug. Towards that, the company is making both inorganic and organic investments. In the past six-odd months, the company has made a couple of acquisitions and will continue to make further investments and acquisitions in the future.
This story is from the April 2018 edition of Auto Tech Review.
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