Cummins Inc. + LiuGong
Cummins Inc.
Columbus, Indiana · 3 relationships
Active relationship
Joint Venture · 2012–present
LiuGong
Liuzhou, Guangxi · 1 relationship
Analysis
Cummins and Guangxi LiuGong Machinery established Guangxi Cummins Industrial Power Co., Ltd. as a 50:50 joint venture to manufacture midrange engines for construction equipment. [1] The parties planned a new Liuzhou facility, initial production in 2013, and annual volume of about 50,000 engines once the operation was established. [1] The venture built on Cummins’ existing supply relationship with LiuGong and LiuGong’s construction-equipment application and distribution position. [1]
The first L9.3 engine rolled off the line in March 2013. [2] Cummins described the facility as its first China plant dedicated to construction machinery, with more than RMB1 billion, or approximately $160 million, invested and an initial capacity of 50,000 engines per year. [2] The 9.3-liter L9.3 was designed and built in China for construction equipment and offered multiple off-road emissions versions. [2]
The relationship has since become a scaled production and OEM platform. [3] LiuGong reported in 2026 that more than 300,000 LiuGong machines worldwide were equipped with Cummins engines and that Guangxi Cummins had produced more than 300,000 engines. [3] The same announcement marked 30 years of global cooperation between LiuGong and Cummins, a broader relationship than the Liuzhou joint venture alone. [3]
Current company disclosures continue to associate the venture with construction-equipment power and LiuGong OEM applications. [5] Cummins’ first-quarter 2026 filing cited Guangxi Cummins among the joint ventures contributing to higher equity income. [4] The public record therefore supports an active industrial partnership centered on localized engine production, construction-equipment integration, and international LiuGong deployment, while the published cumulative figures remain company-reported rather than independently audited partnership statistics. [3] [4]
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Columbus, Indiana · 3 records in this database
Cummins Inc. was founded in Columbus, Indiana, on February 3, 1919, by inventor Clessie Cummins with financial backing from William G. Irwin. The company’s historical account says Cummins was inspired by Rudolf Diesel’s technology and began by developing licensed oil-engine designs before creating its own engines; Cummins’ first direct-injection patent dates to 1921. The company changed its name from Cummins Engine Company to Cummins Inc. in 2001. [1] [2]
The early business focused on making compression-ignition engines practical for everyday uses. Cummins’ timeline records the Model U entering production in 1928, the introduction of a single-disc fuel system in 1929, natural-gas engines entering the assembly line in 1964, and later expansion into power generation and other applications. These milestones show a progression from diesel-engine development toward a broader power-technology portfolio. [2]
Cummins’ 2025 Form 10-K identifies five reportable segments: Engine, Components, Distribution, Power Systems, and Accelera. The company describes products and services including diesel, natural-gas, and alternative-fuel engines; electric and hybrid powertrains; integrated power-generation systems; aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls, transmissions, axles, and brakes; and zero-emissions battery and electric-powertrain systems. [3]
The portfolio serves transportation and industrial markets that require mobile or stationary power. Cummins’ company overview lists engines, power systems, components, Accelera zero-emissions solutions, and sales and service, and identifies applications including commercial buildings, data centers, healthcare, manufacturing, marine, mining, oil and gas, telecommunications, and other infrastructure. The company says its service network includes 3,700 locations worldwide. [1]
Cummins is managing the transition from conventional power systems alongside its established engine business. Its Destination Zero strategy is described as a commitment to help customers navigate the energy transition, while Accelera concentrates the company’s zero-emissions portfolio. That combination makes Cummins relevant to partnership records involving engines, generators, commercial vehicles, industrial equipment, and emerging electric or alternative-fuel systems; the relevant counterparty may be a Cummins segment, subsidiary, or technology partner rather than the parent in every case. [1] [3]
Liuzhou, Guangxi · 1 record in this database
Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co., Ltd., commonly known as LiuGong, was founded in Liuzhou in 1958 and describes itself as a major enterprise in China’s construction-machinery industry. The company introduced China’s first modernized wheel loader in 1966 and has since expanded into more than 30 complete product lines covering loading and hauling, excavation, road construction, piling, mining, agriculture, lifting, industrial vehicles, concrete and construction-machinery components. [1] [2]
LiuGong’s historical expansion moved it beyond wheel loaders into a broad equipment portfolio. Its corporate brochure records a 1993 listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, a 1995 joint venture with ZF to produce transmission cases, and later additions including excavators, rollers, forklifts, road machinery, cranes, bulldozers, mining trucks, agricultural machinery, piling machinery and construction hoisting machinery. [2]
The company’s current international profile is substantial. LiuGong says its products and services are available in more than 180 countries and regions, supported by more than 500 dealers, over 20 manufacturing facilities, 17 research-and-development bases, more than 30 regional parts centers, more than 40 overseas offices and over 15,000 employees. Its stated development directions are “intelligent” and “green,” linking equipment manufacturing with digitalization, electrification and lower-carbon applications. [1]
LiuGong’s technology program includes a 2019 launch of a 5G-based intelligent remote-control wheel loader and large battery-electric vehicles, according to its corporate brochure. In 2026, LiuGong reported a zero-carbon smart-mining solution integrating green power, intelligent equipment, digital management and lifecycle services, and announced delivery of its 600,000th wheel loader. [2] [3]
The company is also represented in this database because of its long-running relationship with Cummins. LiuGong said in 2026 that the two companies were marking 30 years of global cooperation, with more than 300,000 LiuGong machines worldwide equipped with Cummins engines and Guangxi Cummins having produced more than 300,000 engines since its establishment. [4]