Cummins Turbo Technologies Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Charleston

Cummins Turbo Technologies, formerly known as Holset Turbochargers, has officially opened its newest manufacturing plant in Charleston, SC. The business, a division of Columbus, IN-based Cummins Inc. is headquartered in Huddersfield, England, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of turbochargers for diesel engines. The new 110,000-square-foot plant will produce turbochargers for heavy-duty engines and will complement the company's existing manufacturing facility in Charleston.

CHARLESTON, SC — Cummins Turbo Technologies, formerly known as Holset Turbochargers, has officially opened its newest manufacturing plant in Charleston, SC. The business, a division of Columbus, IN-based Cummins Inc. is headquartered in Huddersfield, England, and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of turbochargers for diesel engines.

The new 110,000-square-foot plant will produce turbochargers for heavy-duty engines and will complement the company’s existing manufacturing facility in Charleston. The new plant, built at a cost of approximately $13 million, is expected to eventually employ about 180 workers and produce 200,000 turbochargers a year.

The new facility brings Cummins Turbo Technologies’ number of worldwide manufacturing locations to six, and builds on its existing presence in the U.S., Brazil, the United Kingdom and its Asian joint ventures in China and India.

For more information about Cummins Turbo Technologies, go to: www.cummins.com/turbos.

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