Perkins Engines Company Limited
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Perkins Engines, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. is a diesel engine manufacturer for several markets including marine and stationary powerplant.
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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.
Worldwide one in five tractors is powered by a Perkins engine.
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