PACCAR to establish India Technical Centre with KPIT Cummins

Leading truck manufacturer will leverage KPIT’s product engineering & IT capabilities to accelerate new product development KPIT Cummins, product engineering consulting partner to manufacturing companies, has partnered with PACCAR to launch the PACCAR Technical Centre in Pune. The centre, with approximately 200 employees, will focus on engineering, information technology component sourcing for worldwide production and aftermarket operations.

PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of premium light-medium-heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF name plates. The company also provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business.

“KPIT is well positioned as a partner for PACCAR for several reasons,” said Kishor Patil, managing director and executive officer, KPIT Cummins. “First, KPIT has deep automotive industry experience, secondly KPIT brings product engineering and IT skills to support PACCAR's needs more broadly, and finally, KPIT brings operations expertise and infrastructure that fits well with PACCAR’s vision.” The PACCAR centre will be located near KPIT’s main campus in Hinjawadi, Pune, India.

“PACCAR is pleased to be partnering with KPIT as they are leaders in providing world-class information technology product development support, particularly in the automotive sector,” said Dan Sobic, executive vice-president, PACCAR.

"The PACCAR India Technical Centre will deliver quality resources to our global engineering and IT organizations, enable PACCAR to accelerate new product development,” said Todd Coulter, executive director, PACCAR India.