Jaguar to Build Cummins Vees
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TAGUAR CARS LTD. are to J manufacture in this country the Cummins range of VIM and VINE V-6 and V-8 diesel engines. This was announced on Tuesday by Sir William Lyons, the Jaguar chairman, at a gathering of operators and manufacturers, to unveil the new range of Guy Big I goods vehicles (see pages 62 to 67). The VIM and VINE are used in the Guy Big I and in the Daimler Roadliner {sec pages 68 to 70).
Chrysler/Cummins, in a joint venture, are to manufacture in two factories at Darlington the smaller, oversquare, Cummins VAL and VALE V-6 and V-8 diesels. Until Sir William's announcement. all European production of the VIM and VINE was in the hands of the German manufacturers, Krupp.
The Commercial Motor gave exclusive information about the American vee engines in an article published on February 21, last.