Cummins Acquires Siemens e-Drives Business for Commercial Vehicles 

Siemens NextGen permanent-magnet motor platform for electric commercial vehicles and buses 

Through its new subsidiary Meritor, Cummins has acquired Siemens’ Commercial Vehicles business, a global supplier of high-performance electric drive systems for commercial vehicles. The purchase  

brings key capabilities in direct drive and transmission-based remote mount electric motors, inverters, software and related services for electric powertrains, says Cummins.