The Cummins and Ram partnership

Since 1989, Cummins and Ram have powered more than work. Together, we've helped customers build businesses, support their families, chase adventures and create memories that last a lifetime, all with the reliability and durability they depend on. This is the story of a partnership built one mile at a time.

37

years of partnership.

3,000,000 +

engines built and sold.

70 %

of all Ram 2500 and 3500 HD pickup owners choose Cummins Turbo Diesel.

900 +

number of dedicated Cummins employees behind the 6.7L Turbo Diesel.

Cummins-Ram through history

  • Old Ram pickup truck

    1989

    Cummins powered Dodge launch is a huge success

    The Dodge pickup powered by Cummins’ 5.9L Turbo Diesel transformed the pickup market, achieving 160 hp with 400 lb-ft of torque, roaring past the competition. Orders in the first year exceeded 20,000 diesel Rams – double the highest expectations.

  • Cummins ISB5.9L engine

    1996

    The B5.9L exceeds 200 horsepower

    Achieving 200 horsepower wasn’t about speed – it was about utility. Cummins 5.9L shifted the narrative of diesel pickups from work-first machines to fully competitive performance platforms.

  • Diesel engines positioned in a row along an assembly line in a manufacturing plant

    2007

    1.5 millionth engine for Ram and the beginning of the 6.7L Turbo Diesel

    The landmark milestone of 1.5 million engines supplied by Cummins for Dodge Ram coincided with the launch of the new generation 6.7L Turbo Diesel for 2500 and 3500 pickups. New performance peak of 350 hp, 880 Nm, and DPF EPA 2010 certified, the trucks surpassed other HD pickups.

  • Cummins 6.7L turbo diesel engine with a 3 millionth engine production plaque

    2019

    3 Millionth engine, 30 years of partnership, 1000 lb-ft torque

    2019 marked significant milestones for the two titans of pickup – the creation of the 3 millionth Cummins-Ram engine, celebrating 30 years of partnership and becoming the first in the industry to achieve quadruple digit torque rating.

  • Worker assembling engine components at a manufacturing workstation

    2021

    Ram 2500 receives JD Power Award for the Large Heavy-Duty Pickup segment

  • Red pickup truck towing off-road vehicles on a trailer through a mountainous desert landscape

    2025

    Cummins launches 2025 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine

    Cummins 2025 6.7L Turbo Diesel brought customers the power, towing performance, quietness, cold-weather reliability and serviceability that heavy-duty truck owners depend on.

  • Classic Dodge pickup trucks traveling in a convoy on a rural road

    2026

    Hundreds of first-generation Cummins-powered Dodge owners gather in Columbus

    More than 35 years after they rolled off the production line, first-generation Cummins-powered Dodge trucks continue to rack up miles during the first-ever First-Generation Homecoming Rally.

  • Old Ram pickup truck

    1989

    Cummins powered Dodge launch is a huge success

    The Dodge pickup powered by Cummins’ 5.9L Turbo Diesel transformed the pickup market, achieving 160 hp with 400 lb-ft of torque, roaring past the competition. Orders in the first year exceeded 20,000 diesel Rams – double the highest expectations.

  • Cummins ISB5.9L engine

    1996

    The B5.9L exceeds 200 horsepower

    Achieving 200 horsepower wasn’t about speed – it was about utility. Cummins 5.9L shifted the narrative of diesel pickups from work-first machines to fully competitive performance platforms.

  • Diesel engines positioned in a row along an assembly line in a manufacturing plant

    2007

    1.5 millionth engine for Ram and the beginning of the 6.7L Turbo Diesel

    The landmark milestone of 1.5 million engines supplied by Cummins for Dodge Ram coincided with the launch of the new generation 6.7L Turbo Diesel for 2500 and 3500 pickups. New performance peak of 350 hp, 880 Nm, and DPF EPA 2010 certified, the trucks surpassed other HD pickups.

  • Cummins 6.7L turbo diesel engine with a 3 millionth engine production plaque

    2019

    3 Millionth engine, 30 years of partnership, 1000 lb-ft torque

    2019 marked significant milestones for the two titans of pickup – the creation of the 3 millionth Cummins-Ram engine, celebrating 30 years of partnership and becoming the first in the industry to achieve quadruple digit torque rating.

  • Worker assembling engine components at a manufacturing workstation

    2021

    Ram 2500 receives JD Power Award for the Large Heavy-Duty Pickup segment

  • Red pickup truck towing off-road vehicles on a trailer through a mountainous desert landscape

    2025

    Cummins launches 2025 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine

    Cummins 2025 6.7L Turbo Diesel brought customers the power, towing performance, quietness, cold-weather reliability and serviceability that heavy-duty truck owners depend on.

  • Classic Dodge pickup trucks traveling in a convoy on a rural road

    2026

    Hundreds of first-generation Cummins-powered Dodge owners gather in Columbus

    More than 35 years after they rolled off the production line, first-generation Cummins-powered Dodge trucks continue to rack up miles during the first-ever First-Generation Homecoming Rally.