Cummins Engine Company was founded in February 3, 1919, William Glenn Patton Arve is a Columbus, Indiana, an investment banker, he was engaged in Columbus, a local new business start-up capital investment, Rees Lilo Cummins is a self-study of the mechanical inventor, 1908 Cummins, Arve hire truck drivers and maintenance of their.
  During WWI, Cummins runs a machinery company, and arms contracts with government, then, Cummins has been realized in 1890 by Rudolf Diesel invented the technology will have a very promising market, although At that time the technology has not proved to have any commercial value, Cummins diesel engine decisively in the field of investment, and received the Dutch diesel engine production license, and it named Hvid engine.
  During World War II, most of Cummins products as war munitions available to the U.S. Navy. During the war, Cummins engine suffered the heat of the tropics and the Arctic cold harsh working conditions. In Europe, Africa and other parts of operations to support the U.S. Air Force guard boats some impetus provided by the U.S. Cummins.
Twentieth century, the fifties, the United States began a highway construction period, Cummins offers a lot of road construction machinery, engines, Cummins engines with low fuel consumption, power strong, stable performance characteristics of many American truck manufacturers started Cummins Engine used as automotive power. In 1954, Cummins PT fuel system invented. In the 50's, Cummins heavy-duty truck market in sales of more than 100 million U.S. dollars. As foreign trade continues to strengthen, Cummins ahead realized the need for overseas plant construction, and in 1956, Scotland in the United Kingdom established the first overseas factory.
  Twentieth century, the sixties, Cummins in Europe, Brazil, Australia, India, Mexico and Japan have set up engine production base and sales network covers 98 countries worldwide, with 2,500 agents, through their efforts, Kang Ming Slovak company has established a strong international sales network, and for the first time exceeded U.S. sales.