Cummins Inc. and Westport Innovations Inc. Schedule Conference Call

    COLUMBUS, Ind.--March, 7, 2001--Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana, and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia announced today that they have scheduled a conference call for March 8, 2001 at 10 am Eastern Standard Time (7 am Pacific Standard Time).
    The companies expect to disclose the subject matter for the conference call by news release prior to the call.
    During the conference call, representatives from both companies will make prepared statements and will accept questions from analysts and institutional investors. The public is invited to listen to the conference call in real time or by replay.
    A webcast of the conference call can be accessed through Cummins' website at www.cummins.com. Access the investor home page and connect to the link to the conference call. The webcast will be available for replay at the same address approximately two hours following its conclusion. The webcast can also be accessed through Westport's website at www.westport.com. Alternatively the call can be accessed by telephone (listen only) at 212-271-4750.

    Information provided and statements made on the conference call that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Cummins' and Westport's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that either company's or both companies' actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward looking statements because of a number of factors, including but not limited to general economic conditions, business and financing conditions, labour relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility, and other risks detailed from time to time in the companies' filings with regulatory authorities.

    Cummins is the world's largest producer of diesel engines above 50 horsepower. The company provides products and services for customers in markets worldwide for engines, power generation and filtration. Westport is a developer of technology that allows diesel engines to operate on natural gas.