Anant Talaulicar Named Cummins Vice President

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Sept. 1, 2005--Anant Talaulicar, Chairman Cummins India Ltd., has been named a Cummins Vice President, the Company announced today. Talaulicar, 44, who also serves as Managing Director of Cummins India Area Business Organization (ABO) and of Tata Cummins Ltd., a 50-50 joint venture with Tata Motors, has been in his current position since March 2004.

A native of Mumbai, India, Talaulicar has worked full-time for Cummins since 1988 and has held a number of positions in the Company, both in the United States and India.

"Anant has done an outstanding job managing our business in India, which has become one of Cummins' most important markets," said Steve Chapman, Group Vice President - Emerging Markets and Businesses. "Anant's knowledge of Cummins and the Indian market will be invaluable as we continue to grow our business in India."

Talaulicar earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Mysore University in India in 1984, before traveling to the United States where he earned a master's degree in engineering from the University of Michigan in 1985 and an MBA from Tulane University in 1987.

He initially joined Cummins as an intern in 1986 while in graduate school, and joined the Company permanently as a financial analyst in the Midrange engine group in 1988. He also held engineering and product management positions in the engine business and was involved with corporate strategy work before joining the Cummins Power Generation business in 1996, where he progressed into general management roles.

He was named Joint Managing Director of Cummins India Ltd. in 2003 with responsibilities for the Power Generation and Distribution Businesses in India.

Talaulicar also leads the Cummins India Foundation community development activities and is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industries, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers and Automobile Components Manufacturers Association.

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries hthrough its network of 550 Company-owned and independent distributor facilities and more than 5,000 dealer locations. With more than 28,000 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $8.4 billion in 2004. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.