Cummins makes diesel and natural gas engines, power generation systems and related components in India. Cummins India Limited, its listed subsidiary, is jointly held with the Kirloskar Group and is headquartered at the Cummins India Office Campus in Pune.
Ownership and structure
Cummins holds its Indian engine business through Cummins India Limited, a listed subsidiary in which Cummins Inc. held 51 percent as of September 2026. Cummins took control in 1996 by buying out partner Kirloskar. Cummins India Limited is listed on the NSE and BSE under the symbol CUMMINSIND.
What India does for Cummins
India is a manufacturing, export and engineering base for Cummins, with exports making up 17.41 percent of Cummins India turnover in FY2025 and more than 2,500 engineers at its Pune technical centre.
Cummins's India business
Cummins India Limited had 5,229 employees and workers, including contract staff, as of March 31, 2025. The listed company operates five plants and 23 offices in India, including a remanufacturing facility at Phaltan in Maharashtra.
The Cummins Technical Centre India in Pune houses more than 2,500 engineers.
Key moves in India
- 1962: Cummins began Indian operations on February 17, 1962 in a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group.
- 1996: Cummins Inc. bought the Kirloskar Group's shares and the Indian business became its subsidiary.
- 2003: Cummins set up its research and technology centre in India.
- 2025: Cummins India sold its subsidiary Cummins Sales and Service effective April 1, 2025.
Where it operates
Cummins runs its India business from Pune. It also has a presence in Phaltan.
At a glance
- Home country: United States
- Global headquarters: Columbus
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Industrial
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base, Export base, R&D and engineering hub
- India entity: Cummins India Limited
- Listed in India: Cummins India Limited (CUMMINSIND)
- India head office: Pune
- India offices: Pune, Phaltan
- India headcount: Not available
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