5/18/2001 – Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Ind., and Vancouver, B.C.-based Westport Innovations have selected the name “Cummins Westport Inc.” for their recently formed joint venture.

Cummins Westport Inc.’s produce three lines of alternative fuel, spark-ignited engines designed by Cummins and used for transit, shuttle and school buses and refuse trucks.
These include the C8.3 G, an 8.3-litre natural gas engine with a top rating of 280 horsepower; the B5.9 G; a 5.9-litre natural gas engine with a top rating of 230 horsepower; and the B5.9 LPG, a 5.9-litre propane engine with a top rating of 195 horsepower. The new company is also testing the 400-horsepower Cummins ISX heavy-duty truck engine with a Westport-designed natural gas fuel system.

Meanwhile, Martha Finn Brooks, Cummins vice-president and general manager of the Truck and Bus Engine Business, has been added to the Cummins Westport joint venture board in place of Tom Linebarger, Cummins vice-president and chief financial officer.