COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
- Milestone engine will be paired with 2019 Ram 3500 Longhorn
Crew Cab Dually 4x4
- Ram Truck/Cummins partnership spans more than three
decades
- First Cummins-powered Ram truck was sold in 1988 for 1989 model
year
- Cummins 6.7-liter I-6 high-output engine first to break 1,000
lb-ft of torque barrier
Cummins Inc. has produced its 3-millionth diesel engine for Ram
trucks at its Columbus Mid-Range Engine Plant (CMEP) in
Indiana today, highlighting the
latest milestone in a partnership that spans more than three
decades.
"The relationship that Ram Truck has with Cummins is one of the
industry's most enduring, and continues to raise the bar for power
and durability," said Reid Bigland,
Head of Ram Brand. "Both companies have benefitted from this
partnership, but Ram customers truly get to enjoy the toughness and
best-in-class capability that a Cummins-powered Ram Heavy Duty
truck delivers."
The new, groundbreaking 400-horsepower, 6.7-liter inline
six-cylinder turbodiesel high-output engine is the first engine to
break the four-figure torque barrier and boasts a host of upgrades,
including new block, pistons, cylinder head and valvetrain, for
more power, better fuel efficiency and reduced Noise, Vibration and
Harshness (NVH). This milestone adds to a legendary history:
- 1988: introduced first Cummins-powered Ram for model-year
1989
- 1996: exceeded 200 horsepower
- 2001: surpassed 500 lb.-ft. of torque
- 2007: launched 6.7-liter, 350-horsepower engine
- 2013: reached 385 horsepower, 850 lb.-ft. of torque
Ram Truck and Cummins are celebrating this newest milestone with
a group of 20 Cummins employees who have been working on Ram Truck
- Cummins engines since the inception of the companies'
partnership.
"We are grateful to Ram Truck for choosing Cummins-powered
engines for 30-plus years, and we look forward to a long
partnership," said Melina Kennedy,
Executive Director of Cummins Pickup Business. "We are honored that
these 20 employees have chosen to devote the 30-plus years to
Cummins. They and the whole plant team are a big-hearted group
committed to improving where they live."
Cummins' Columbus Mid-Range Engine Plant (CMEP) is 600,000
square feet, employs 900 people and has the capacity to produce
168,000 engines a year.
The purchaser of the Ram with the 3-millionth engine will be
identified after the truck is built. Ram is planning a celebration
of the completed truck at the dealership involved at a later
date.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of
complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute
and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company's
products range from diesel and natural gas engines to hybrid and
electric platforms, as well as related technologies, including
battery systems, fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration,
emission solutions and electrical power generation systems.
Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana
(U.S.A.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins employs approximately
62,600 people committed to powering a more prosperous world through
three global corporate responsibility priorities critical to
healthy communities: education, environment and equality of
opportunity. Cummins serves customers in approximately 190
countries and territories through a network of approximately 600
company-owned and independent distributor locations and over 7,600
dealer locations and earned about $2.1
billion on sales of $23.8
billion in 2018. See how Cummins is powering a world
that's Always On by accessing news releases and more information at
https://www.cummins.com/always-on. Follow Cummins on
Twitter and on YouTube.
About Ram Truck Brand
In 2009, the Ram Truck brand launched as a stand-alone division,
focused on meeting the demands of truck buyers and delivering
benchmark-quality vehicles.
That focus leads Ram to design the industry's most innovative,
award-winning trucks, emphasizing durability, strength, technology
and efficiency.
With a full lineup of trucks, including ProMaster and ProMaster
City vans, the Ram brand builds trucks that get the hard work done
and families where they need to go. From the no-compromise Ram 1500
that defines the future of pickup trucks with innovative design,
the highest quality materials and class-exclusive technology, to
the Ram Heavy Duty which combines the ability to out-power, out-tow
and out-haul every single competitor with the segment's most
comfortable ride and handling, Ram is committed to product
leadership.
Ram continues to outperform the competition and sets the
benchmarks for:
- Most powerful: 1,000 lb.-ft of torque with Cummins Turbo
Diesel
- Highest towing capacity: 35,100 lbs. with Ram 3500
- Heaviest payloads: 7,680 lbs. with Ram 3500
- Most luxurious: Ram Limited with real wood, real leather and
12-inch Uconnect touchscreen
- Best ride and handling with exclusive link coil rear and
auto-level air suspensions
- Most interior space with Ram Mega Cab
- Most capable full-size off-road pickup – Ram Power Wagon
- Most-awarded light-duty truck in America
- Highest owner loyalty of any half-ton pickup
- Over the last 30 years, Ram has the highest percentage of
pickups still on the road
Giving maximum effort all day, every day with
confidence, the Ram Truck lineup steps forward with the full
force of modern capability providing confidence-inspiring
features and class-exclusive vehicle safety.
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