Columbus Midrange Engine Plant

Columbus Midrange Engine Plant
Operated1992–present
Location
IndustryAutomotive
Productsengines
Area400 acres (160 ha)
Volume600,000 square feet (56,000 m2)
OwnerCummins Inc.

Columbus Midrange Engine Plant (CMEP) is a midrange engine manufacturing plant in Columbus, Indiana owned by Cummins Inc. The plant produces B-Series engines for Ram pickups.

History

Originally designed in the late 1980s for heavy-duty engine components and closed in late 1988, the plant was re-engineered and re-opened in March 1992 to produce the 5.9L 6BT engine used in Dodge Ram trucks following growing demand from the original Consolidated Diesel Company partnership.

In 2002, the plant celebrated its 10th anniversary and was stabilized to employ around 650 people. The next year, Cummins celebrated its 1 millionth engine produced for Dodge at the plant. In October 2006, Cummins and Ram reached the milestone of their 1.5 millionth turbo diesel engine produced at the CMEP, which coincided with the introduction of the 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine.

In June 2008, Cummins planned temporary layoffs affecting about 125 workers at its Walesboro (Columbus) midrange engine plant due to declining demand for pickup truck engines. On May 15, 2009, the plant was temporarily shut down and laid off 690 workers due to the bankruptcy and production halt of its primary customer, Chrysler LLC, with plans to remain idle until Chrysler resumed truck production.. After Chrysler emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Cummins later began recalling about 400 workers to resume limited production starting July 13, 2009.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cummins Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Midrange Plant". Heavy Duty Trucking. August 14, 2002. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cummins Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Cummins Midrange Engine Plant". Off-Road.com. August 14, 2002. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Cummins 2002 Annual Report" (PDF). www.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Cummins-Ram History". Cummins. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cummins Plans Layoffs at Indiana Pickup-Engine Plant". Transport Topics. June 2, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cummins Plans to Lay Off 120 Workers at Indiana Engine Plant". Bloomberg. June 2, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Cummins to Temporarily Close MidRange Plant". Heavy Duty Trucking. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cummins to Temporarily Close Columbus MidRange Engine Plant". Cummins. May 7, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Cummins plans shorter shutdown of Columbus plant". WTHR. August 19, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cummins to Temporarily Recall up to 270 Workers at Cummins MidRange Engine Plant". Cummins. October 7, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2026.