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AEI Newsmakers: October 2024

October 15, 2024 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business, Data & Trends, Dealers & Dealerships

USDA released its latest WASDE report on Oct. 11. JP Morgan analysts said, “We view today’s report as largely neutra...
According to CEMA’s survey of EU ag equipment manufacturers in October, 5% consider their current business to be...
VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 8% year-over-year in September (down 2% year-to-date)...
In the UK, the Agricultural Engineers Assn. (AEA) reported 50+ horsepower tractor registrations were down 19%...
John Deere announced plans on Oct. 14 to expand its John Deere Reman Core Center facility by...
AGCO announced layoffs at its Hesston manufacturing facility this week, following a 6% workforce reduction...
Texas John Deere dealer Tellus Equipment Solutions appointed Scott Miller chief executive officer...
On Oct. 1, Copperhead Ag announced plans to shift its sale strategy from direct to farmers...
Yokohama TWS appointed Elio Bartoli as its new company President, effective Dec. 1. Bartoli succeeds...

AEI Newsmakers: August 2024

August 15, 2024 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business, Equipment & Equipment Sales

Doosan Robotics will merge with Doosan Bobcat by early 2025. Prior to the merger...
CNH announced the appointment of Ryan Schaefer as new vice president of New Holland Ag North America...
AGCO entered into an agreement to sell the majority of its Grain & Protein business to American Industrial Partners...
According to CEMA’s August survey of EU ag equipment manufacturers, 6% consider their current business...
JP Morgan analysts view USDA’s Aug. 12 WASDE report as negative for U.S. farmers considering...
Trimble reported 2Q revenues of $870.8 million, down 12% year-over-year. For the full-year 2024...
Kinze announced Aug. 1 that it will be reducing its workforce. The reduction affects 193 of Kinze’s 815...
Alamo Group reported 2Q net sales of $416.3 million, down 5.5% year-over-year...

AEI Newsmakers: May 2024

May 15, 2024 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business

Autonomous vehicle and data solutions supplier Cyngn announced April 23...
Around 200 unionized workers at Alamo Group subsidiary Gradall Industries, located in New Philadelphia, Ohio...
A John Deere dealer executive said the last time they heard about the Volocopter drone collaboration...
John Deere has laid off 34 employees at its Cylinder Works facility in Moline, Ill., according to a May 6 report...
30-store John Deere dealer Greenway Equipment announced May 1 the appointment...
Tillage blade and cultivation equipment manufacturer Osmundson Manufacturing Co. announced...
German implement manufacturer Amazone announced April 23 that it will...
CNH Industrial plans to lay off more than 200 out of the 660 workers at its Racine, Wis., facility...
In its Mary 10 WASDE report update, USDA’s 2023-24 ending stocks are estimated...
In a note to investors, J.P. Morgan analysts said, “We view today’s report as incrementally...
VDMA reported German tractor registrations were up 16% year-over-year in April...

AEI Newsmakers: April 2024

April 15, 2024 | Posted in Data & Trends, Dealers & Dealerships, Equipment & Equipment Sales

Fossil-free steel manufacturer SSAB announced April 10 that John Deere Forestry Oy will replace some of the steel...
Same Deutz-Fahr announced March 6 it has opened a sales branch in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico...
The U.S. Department of Energy announced March 14 a conditional commitment to Lithium Americas Corp’s subsidiary, Lithium Nevada Corp., for a $2.26 billion loan...
Pricing lifecycle management company Zilliant announced a strategic relationship with AGCO...
Tire manufacturers Mitas and Trelleborg announced April 12 that, effective May 2024, they will increase global prices by up to 5%...
The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted Texas-based drone builder Hylio a regulatory exemption that will allow it to swarm its heavy-lift drones...
CEMA’s general business climate index decreased to a reading of –57 in the April survey vs. –55 last month...
VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 2% year-over-year in March (flattish year-over-year in Q1)...
Effective April 1, José Cuadrado has been appointed global chief executive officer at Yanmar Compact Equipment...
In its March 11 WASDE report update, USDA’s 2023-24 ending stocks are estimated at 2.122 billion bushels of corn...

AEI Newsmakers: March 2024

March 15, 2024 | Posted in Dealers & Dealerships, Mergers & Acquisitions

A Feb. 28 report from World Construction Network said Kubota had filed a patent for an audio signaling system for automated machines...
CNH Industrial announced March 4 a strategic alliance with Telecom Argentina to bring 4G connectivity and digital services...
John Deere reported that changing a 620 horsepower 9R tractor to a fully electric version would mean adding almost 60 batteries...
Chevron Corp. subsidiary Chevron Renewable Energy Group Inc. will close 2 U.S. biodiesel production plants amid market challenges...
Unverferth Manufacturing is looking to hire 45-55 additional people to support increased demand and diversification...
Kubota is considering making its own batteries for its ag equipment...
Drone, sensors and software solutions provider AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced on March 7 the appointment of retired U.S. Army Major General...
In its March 8 WASDE report update, USDA’s 2023-24 U.S. ending stocks are estimated at 2.172 billion bushels of corn...
VDMA reported German tractor registrations up 2% year-over-year in February (up 1% year-to-date)...
CEMA’s general business climate index decreased to a reading of –55 in the March survey vs. –52 last month...

AEI Newsmakers: February 2024

February 15, 2024 | Posted in Farming Practices, Technology

Wisconsin Battery Co. announced in December the acquisition of 17 acres in Portage, Wis...
The Milwaukee Business Journal published a list of the largest nonprofits in the state of Wisconsin on Feb. 9. The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) topped the list in annual revenues of $35.7 million...
AGCO’s critical upgrades to its Hesston facility went live on Jan. 1, and the company brought back the first group of employees returning from furlough in the first week of January...
In its Feb. 8 WASDE report update, USDA’s 2023-24 U.S. ending stocks are estimated at 2.172 billion bushels of corn (vs. consensus 2.149 billion bushels)...
The prospects of interest-rate cuts were clouded by a Feb. 13 Federal Reserve report that inflation remained higher than expected...
Hay and forage equipment manufacturer H&S Manufacturing announced the closure of its Clintonville, Wis., facility, ...
Canadian seeding technology manufacturer Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. announced Feb. 7 the signing of a technology license...
VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 1% year-over-year in January. Registrations in the 100+ horsepower category were down 4%...
CEMA’s general business climate index decreased to -52 in the February survey vs. -50 last month...

AEI Newsmakers: January 2024

January 15, 2024 | Posted in Analysis & Commentary

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone announced Dec. 20 it had sold its Russian business to Russian holding company S8 Capital, which includes a tire manufacturing plant, a sales and marketing office and about 1,000 employees.
Engine manufacturer Cummins agreed to a record-setting $1.7 billion fine in the settlement of a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department and California, according to a Jan. 10 report from Reuters.
As part of its efforts to electrify critical off-highway machinery, Bosch Rexroth announced Jan. 9 a partnership with thermal management manufacturer Modine.
Kinze has purchased a 443-acre agricultural land tract south of the Phoenix, Ariz., metro area, according to a Jan. 4 report from BNN.
During this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Doosan Bobcat revealed an autonomous and electric articulating tractor — the Bobcat AT450X enabled by Agtonomy.
Ag equipment distributor AgLine Distributing & Equipment officially began operations at a Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians facility in Carthage, Miss., earlier this month, according to a Dec. 27 report from The Nebosha Democrat.
Implement manufacturer Lemken has brought South African no-till drill manufacturer Equalizer — which it acquired in January 2023 — to Canada for field testing, according to a Jan. 14 report from Grainews.
In its Jan. 12 WASDE report, USDA’s 2023-24 U.S. ending stocks are estimated at 2.162 billion bushels of corn (vs. consensus 2.094 billion bushels) and 280 million bushels of soybeans (vs. consensus 242 million bushels).
VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 1% year-over-year in December (flattish in 2023). Registrations in the 100+ horsepower category were up 4% year-over-year (up 5% in 2023).
Tractor Zoom, a provider of farm equipment and heavy machinery valuation data, announced Dec. 20 the acquisition of Anvil App Works, a salesforce OEM partner with CRM solutions built for equipment dealerships.
Oxbo announced Dec. 21 it will acquire Westside Equipment Co. in Madera, Calif, a manufacturer of tomato and pistachio harvesting equipment.

AEI Newsmakers: December 2023

November 15, 2023 | Posted in Analysis & Commentary

the U.S. replaced mainland China as the top buyer of Taiwanese agricultural products for the first time last year.
Jost, a producer and supplier of safety-critical systems for the commercial vehicle industry, has announced the construction of a second production plant near the southern Indian city of Chennai.
Amazone and FieldView, Bayer’s platform for digital agriculture, announced Nov. 22 they are starting a strategic collaboration with the aim of further promoting and simplifying the adaptation of smart farming practices.
In its Dec. 8 WASDE report, USDA 2023-24 U.S. corn outlook is for higher exports and lower ending stocks. Exports are raised 25 million bushels to 2.1 billion reflecting the pace of sales and shipments to date.
VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 4% year-over-year in November (flattish year-to-date).
Ag tire and wheel manufacturer Trelleborg announced Dec. 4 that its first facility in Vietnam had begun production.
Canadian ag equipment manufacturer S3 Group Ltd. announced Nov. 8 its acquisition of Power Pin Inc.
Guardian Agriculture, a developer of electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) systems for commercial-scale farming, announced Dec. 4 that it has become the first eVTOL manufacturer to begin commercial operations.

AEI Newsmakers: November 2023

November 15, 2023 | Posted in Analysis & Commentary

According to EquipmentWatch’s 2022 Highest Retained Value Awards, John Deere had the highest 5-year residual value in tracked tractors at 67.3% among manufacturers, above the 57.9% category average.
Northeast China could soon become a hotbed for international industrial investment, according to an Oct. 23 report from New China News Agency.
Yanmar Turkey announced Oct. 12 the inauguration of its Tractor Production Plant in Izmir, Turkey.
The Nigerian government said John Deere intends to open a tractor assembly plant in the country, according to an Oct. 31 report from Nairametrics.
In a Nov. 4 report from The Wall Street Journal on retrofit kits for autonomy, AGCO stated 7% of farmers globally replace their equipment every year, leaving 93% using older models as potential customers for upgrades.
According to CEMA, an industry trade association, the general business climate index for the European ag equipment industry has again fallen month-over-month.
Manitou Group has announced an agreement to acquire 75% of COME S.R.L, a company specializing in the production of mechanically welded parts, and 75% of Metal Work S.R.L, a company specializing in laser cutting.

AEI Newsmakers: October 2023

October 15, 2023 | Posted in Ag Equipment Business, Ag Equipment People, Ag Equipment Worldwide

VDMA reported German tractor registrations down 13% year-over-year in September (up 2% year-to-date).
Sarah Porter and Kathryn Sorensen demystified water concerns in Arizona in their Oct. 7 Wall Street Journal article.
Indian tractor manufacturer VST Tillers Tractors is looking for more collaborations with manufacturers.
According to a recent report from Horsch’s customer magazine terraHORSCH, China accounts for 18% of the world’s population but only 9% of global arable land.
LS Mtron recently announced its Land Solution partnership with Korean ag equipment manufacturer Woongjin Machinery.
According to CEMA, an industry trade association, the general business climate index for the European ag equipment industry has again fallen month-over-month.
In its Oct. 12 WASDE report, USDA reported a 2023-24 U.S. corn outlook of reduced supplies.
CNH Industrial announced Oct. 12 it had completed its acquisition of satellite positioning technology provider Hemisphere GNSS

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