Cummins Inc. Demonstrates Clean, Natural Gas Bus Engines to President George W. Bush

    COLUMBUS, Ind.--Feb. 21, 2002--Cummins Inc. and the Beijing Public Transportation Corporation (BJPT) today welcomed President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell for an introduction to one of the world's largest compressed natural gas bus fleets. Cummins, through its joint venture Cummins Westport Inc., has partnered with the BJPT to provide clean, reliable transportation from Cummins powered compressed natural gas buses operating in Beijing. President Bush visited this partnership as a demonstration of the cooperation needed to improve the environment in China and throughout the world.
    Martha Brooks, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Cummins Inc. and member of the Cummins Westport board of directors, and Dr. Jong Kim, Chairman and General Manager of Cummins (China) Investment Co. Ltd., were on hand to meet the President and explain the environmental benefits of the company's compressed natural gas engine.
    In anticipation of the 2008 Summer Olympic games in Beijing, China is implementing stringent environmental standards governing auto emissions, water quality and industrial and solid waste pollution. Cummins Westport CNG engines, which exceed the Euro II emission levels mandated for city buses, demonstrate Cummins commitment to developing local solutions that will help China achieve its environmental objectives.
    In 1999, the Beijing Public Transportation Corporation purchased 300 Cummins CNG- powered buses for its public transport fleet. Today, Beijing has one of the largest CNG bus fleets in the world, with around 2,000 buses in operation on the streets of Beijing. These buses account for a significant and growing portion of the 11,000 buses Beijing's 13 million inhabitants rely on to move around the city. By 2008, 90 percent of Beijing's buses will utilize clean natural gas energy. Cummins and Cummins Westport look forward to continuing the successful partnership with the BJPT to help the city meet this goal.
    Cummins Inc. has built a strong partnership with China spanning more than two decades and exceeding more than $130 million dollars of investment. As the largest foreign investor in China's engine sector, Cummins has founded seven joint ventures and wholly owned enterprises to manufacture a wide range of products. The company is an integrated part of China's growing engine industry with over 400,000 engines in service, supported by eight regional sales and service centers and more than ninety authorized dealers across China.
    A global power leader, 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. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (USA), Cummins serves its customers through more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations in 131 countries and territories. With 24,900 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $5.7 billion in 2001. Press releases by fax may be requested by calling News on Demand (toll free) at 888-329-2305. Cummins home page can be found at www.cummins.com. Cummins Westport Inc. was formed in 2001 to develop and market low emissions alternative fuel vehicle engines manufactured by Cummins Inc. The Cummins Westport home page on the internet can be found at http://www.cumminswestport.com.