On February 15, 2014, US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the heavy-duty engine plant of Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Foton Cummins), visited factory production lines, and cooperated with the United States and China on strengthening climate change cooperation. Presented to more than 200 audience members. This is also the last leg of Kerry’s two-day trip to China. Foton Cummins is a 50:50 joint venture between Cummins, a global advanced engine manufacturer, and Foton Motor, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in China. Xie Zhenhua, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change of the United States, Locke, US Ambassador to China, and Kerry attended the event.
US Secretary of State John Kerry Visits Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd.
Kerry visited Futian Cummins's new ISG heavy-duty engine from machining, assembly to testing production line. The ISG is Cummins' newly developed heavy-duty engine platform that meets stringent emission standards while improving fuel efficiency.
The ISG engine platform and the Foton Cummins Plant are themselves vivid examples of the mutually beneficial industrial cooperation between China and the United States. Cummins, headquartered in Indiana, USA, and Foton Motors of China have jointly developed clean power technologies to better serve Chinese customers. More than 100 American engineers worked with their Chinese counterparts to make a lot of efforts for the development of this engine's advanced technology. Moreover, the US advanced production facilities owned by the Foton Cummins Factory created a convenient and efficient working environment for more than 1,000 front-line employees.
US Secretary of State John Kerry Visits Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd.
“I just visited this amazing factory. Your work here is undoubtedly a blueprint for future business development. Not only is the production equipment advanced, the working environment is clean, the craftsmanship is first class, and the employees enjoy it. We are here to see the mutually beneficial cooperation between China and the United States.†After the visit, Kerry gave an assessment in the face of media and factory workers. “We not only let people breathe by providing cleaner motive power. Fresher air improves people's lives; not only does it change the way we use and produce energy, but we also create more job opportunities to increase economic power through clean energy, clean technology and alternative and renewable fuels."
US Secretary of State John Kerry Visits Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd.
Kerry emphasized the importance of responding to environmental challenges step by step. “The important step we can take is like you did in Foton Cummins, to produce cleaner power.†Kerry said, “We need to innovate to produce cleaner engines, so that passenger cars and trucks can run further It produces less pollution, replaces old trucks and buses, uses clean fuel, and innovation depends on the government giving the right signals."
US Secretary of State John Kerry Visits Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co., Ltd.
Kerry also announced that the United States and China will cooperate more closely in dealing with climate change. Between the two countries, an implementation plan has been formed on the five aspects of heavy trucks, smart grids, carbon capture, utilization, storage, energy efficiency, and data collection and management.
“We are very honored to welcome Kerry Secretary of State to visit the Foton Cummins Engine Plant,†said Steve Chapman, Vice President of the Cummins Group, which is responsible for China and Russia’s business. “We see that China and the United States can step up their efforts to tackle the climate challenge at the national level. We are greatly encouraged by this cooperation, which will bring us more opportunities to leverage our comprehensive complementary resources and use our advanced technology to create greater environmental and sustainable development benefits for the people of both countries."
“The advanced Cummins ISG heavy-duty engine platform and its leading manufacturing level have fully proved to the guests today that we have the ability to exceed customer expectations and meet the most stringent emission standards through cooperation among industries and countries.â€
Delegates attending the Clean Air Clean-up Roundtable Conference, and Chairman of Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Ltd., and Chairman of Foton Motor Xu Huiyi attended the event.
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