Cummins layoff
10-06-2007 | 06:27 PM
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Cummins layoff
Just got word that the Walesboro plant is going to layoff 100 temps do to lower production from Dodge, should last the rest of the month.
10-06-2007 | 06:38 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
that sucks, being a victum of a layoff, I know how they feel...
10-06-2007 | 07:02 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
hum. . .lower production generaly means higher prices. . .supply and demand
10-06-2007 | 08:13 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
But can we get 5.9's? due to the emissions
10-06-2007 | 08:34 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
Only service parts are being produced for the 5.9, it is no longer in production.
10-06-2007 | 08:57 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
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it should still be in production but only in limited numbers for the AG market. . .these are great engines for combines and mineing equipment.
10-06-2007 | 09:40 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
Those ag engines are made in Rocky Mount N.C.
10-06-2007 | 10:25 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
I'm just saying the 5.9 ISBe we know of wont be in production. . .however the 5.9 ISB for other markets will still be made, just other markets.
10-06-2007 | 10:34 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
Maybe it's just a rumor ... but someone told me that Mercedes would be making the Ram engine in a few years.
10-06-2007 | 11:11 PM
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RE: Cummins layoff
That might have been a possibility IF Daimler-Benz still owned Chrysler, but now Cerberus owns Chrysler, so I'm thinkin they will stick with Cummins.
Cummins layoff
10-06-2007 | 07:02 PM
