After careful examination, Claas has decided to take a more hands-on approach by investing in its own retail operation, with a new facility slated for western Kentucky.
During the Major line OEM panel at this year’s Ag Equipment Intelligence 2023 Executive Briefing on Dec. 9, executives from 5 of the majors spoke about the main challenges impacting the ag equipment industry in the next 5 years.
In this episode of On the Record, we take a look at how the publicly traded OEMs stack up when looking at R&D spend as a percentage of ag equipment sales. Noah Newman joins us from the FIRA show in Fresno, Calif., in the Technology Corner to discuss GUSS Automation. Also in this episode: Claas talks about their dealer network and we look at the first 9-months of large ag equipment sales for 2022.
As part of a strategic alliance, Trimble and CLAAS have developed a next-generation precision farming system for CLAAS tractors, combines and forage harvesters.
According to Avant Marketing Group’s 2022 Power Brand Study, 60% of surveyed farmers owned a John Deere combine, followed by Case IH at 28.2% and Gleaner at 4%.
In an April 29 press release announcing an investment in the company's factory in Bad Saulgau, Germany, Claas said it would "discontinue the production of loader and forage transport wagons at the end of the 2022 season" to create additional capacity for ORBIS row-crop header production.
The following list was created by Ag Equipment Intelligence editors to identify ag equipment dealerships in North America owned by ag equipment manufacturers.
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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take an initial look at the Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report and what dealers are forecasting for 2025.