# Cummins invests $580M to upgrade Rocky Mount engine plant in North Carolina

Cummins is investing $580 million to upgrade its Rocky Mount engine plant in Whitakers, North Carolina, creating 80 jobs and adding an assembly line for gasoline and propane engines. The project is expected to be complete by 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-01-22
- Where: Whitakers, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $580.0M
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: gasoline engines, propane engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Cummins](https://endata.com/companies/6668.md)

## Sources

- [manufacturingdive.com](https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/cummins-plans-580-investment-to-upgrade-rocky-mount-engine-plant-whitakers-north-carolina-plant/704844/), 2024-01-22: "Cummins is investing $580 million to upgrade its Rocky Mount engine plant in Whitakers, North Carolina."

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