Cummins Westport Announces New Engine Sales in Egypt

VANCOUVER, Jan. 15, 2004 -- Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) announced today a follow-on order for 50 of its C Gas Plus engines to Egypt. This sale brings the total to 100 C series engines in use in Cairo's transit system.

The Cummins Westport C Gas Plus low-emissions natural gas engines will be installed in transit buses manufactured by Thomas Bus for delivery this quarter. These buses will be operated by the Greater Cairo Bus Company and the Cairo Transit Authority.

Egypt ranks as one of the top ten countries in the world whose air quality is below World Health Organization guidelines and the capital city of Cairo, home to nearly 15 million people, has the worst air pollution in Egypt. However, the country has the natural resources and has actively mandated legislation that will affect positive change on its environment. This is being accomplished by tapping its vast reserves of natural gas, the continued development of its extensive pipeline infrastructure and its scheduled completion of the first of two LNG export terminals this year.

This engine order is the initiative of the USAID-funded Cairo Air Improvement Project (CAIP). USAID is the US Agency for International Development that provides economic and social assistance to foreign countries worldwide. CAIP monitors air quality and funds air quality improvement projects in Cairo, and instituted the first vehicle emissions testing program on the African continent. One of CAIP's key initiatives is to encourage the two large transit agencies in Cairo to switch from older diesel-fueled buses to new low-emissions buses. Together the two transit fleets operate more than 3,500 diesel buses.

"We see this as an important follow-on order from a satisfied customer in a region that fits our target market profile," said Hugh Foden, President of CWI. "This sale will act as a springboard to other equally viable market opportunities in the Middle East and is in keeping with our mandate of international market expansion."

Cummins Westport, a joint venture of Cummins Inc. and Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT), develops and markets low-emissions, alternative fuel engines manufactured by Cummins. Cummins is a global power leader in engines, electrical power generation systems and related technologies. Westport Innovations is the leading developer of clean natural gas- and hydrogen-fueled engines.