PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED

'Perkins Engines', a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. is a diesel engine manufacturer for several markets including marine and stationary power plant.
Worldwide one in five tractors is powered by a Perkins engine. The French truck manufacturer ACMAT uses Perkins engines exclusively.

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History


Perkins Engines was formed as F. Perkins Ltd. on the 7th June 1932 in Peterborough, England by Frank Perkins.
The Company was sold to Massey-Ferguson Ltd. in 1959. It later became part of LucasVarity Plc.
Caterpillar purchased the Perkins Engines Company from LucasVarity in 1998 for US $1.35 billion.

See also



Frank Perkins

List of Perkins engines

External links



Perkins Engines Company

History of Perkins Engines

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