Ford does not own Cummins. In fact, Cummins supplies Dodge diesels.
In 1994: The Ford Motor Co. owned 7.70%; Tenneco Inc. General Employee Benefit Trust owned 7.70%; Cummins Engine Co. Inc. and Affiliates Employee Stock Ownership Trust c/o The Northern Trust Co. owned 5.57%; and The Capital Group Inc. owned 5.04%.
That’s from
http://www.smokershistory.com/cummins.htm
I may have overstated the amount that Ford owns, but you were also mistaken. If you actually read my post, you would have seen that I mentioned Chrysler’s use of Cummins engines, and that the bankruptcy of Chrysler corp likely frees Ford to use Cummins now.
I stand by my entire post, including my theory on why Ford will now use Cummins.