COLUMBUS, IN – Cummins Inc. reported for the second quarter its highest quarterly earnings as a percentage of sales in more than 25 years. Continued productivity improvements in the Company’s manufacturing operations, as well as strong performance in international markets, drove significant year-over-year gains across all the Company’s business segments.
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)

Milan – The Board of Directors of Pirelli & C. SpA, which met, reviewed and approved the half-year financial statements as of 30 June 2010.
The half showed a significant improvement in operating results compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, thanks in particular to growth in sales volumes of Pirelli Tyre, already observed

USA - Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., released a program update for its HondaJet advanced light jet program highlighting the milestone achievement of Power-On for its first conforming flight test aircraft. Also announced was the successful consolidation of fuselage and wing assemblies for the first static test aircraft, which will be subjected to static structural testing

Tokyo, Japan- Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. announced that it will expect to meet shipment volume for requests of its customers. Hitachi Automotive systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501), had recently faced delays in the shipment of engine control units (ECU), a key device in automotive engine systems. However, in strong

Japan: Over the three days from July 30 to August 1, 2010 in Jakarta, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. will join Yamaha Motor group companies in Indonesia*1 and Indonesia’s Ministry of Youth and Sport to host the 2nd YAMAHA ASEAN CUP U-13 FOOTBALL Indonesia 2010, an international football tournament for the ASEAN region.
This tournament will be