Cummins Shares Growth Message with Investment Community; Reaffirms 2007 Profit Guidance

LAKEWOOD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) will share its message for creating sustainable earnings growth with members of the investment community today at a conference at the Company's Jamestown Engine Plant.

Members of the Cummins leadership team, including Chairman and CEO Tim Solso; President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Loughrey; Chief Financial Officer Jean Blackwell and each of the Company's operating unit presidents will make presentations to investment analysts. Those in attendance also will be offered tours of the 1 million square foot manufacturing facility that is home to Cummins' heavy-duty engine production, as well as manufacturing for Cummins Emission Solutions.

The conference will be webcast live starting at 9 a.m. today. The link to the webcast can be found on the home page and the investor relations portion of the Company's web site, www.cummins.com.

Cummins' leadership team will outline the Company's efforts to build on three consecutive years of record sales and profits. The presentations at today's conference will center around three basic themes:

    --  Cummins is well positioned to capture long-term growth trends.

    --  Cummins' technical leadership gives the Company a significant
        competitive advantage

    --  Cummins' global presence is unmatched by others in the
        industry.

The Company also today reaffirmed its financial guidance for 2007, which it first provided at the time of its second quarter earnings announcement in July. Based on the Company's strong first half and its projections for the remainder of the year, Cummins expects to earn between $7.15 and $7.65 a share.

"The broad strength we are experiencing in our markets around the world has positioned us for the best year in the Company's history, and the future looks extremely bright," Solso said. "We are committed to investing in profitable growth opportunities that allow us to take advantage of our global footprint, technological expertise and commitment to providing our customers with the best possible products and service."

About Cummins

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries through its network of 550 Company-owned and independent distributor facilities and more than 5,000 dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of $715 million on sales of $11.4 billion in 2006. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.

Information provided in this release and on the webcast that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the company's actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility and other risks detailed from time to time in Cummins Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Source: Cummins Inc.

Released September 18, 2007