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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.
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
In an interview at this year’s Farm Progress Show, New Holland Brand President Carlo Lambro said the company was looking to remove several other manufacturer brands from its dealer network in the future to “clean” the network as much as possible.
CNH Industrial reported its 2Q23 earnings on July 28, showing growing financial revenue, wholesale financing receivables and levels of finished goods inventories.
"We think limiting how much we increase it [pricing] is probably the right thing to do at this point,” says Scott Wine, CEO of CNH Industrial, in an article in Crain's Chicago Business.
The company's net income was up 29% from the same period last year. Diluted EPS saw 30% year-over-year growth. Net sales of ag equipment grew by 4% year-over-year.
Ag Equipment Intelligence has gathered data from the financial filings of the ag industry’s key publicly-traded manufacturers and compiled these companies’ executives’ compensation, now updated for the 2022 financial year.
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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Deere Director of Investor Relations Josh Beal told JP Morgan analysts that the OEM is confident it will be “producing to demand” in fiscal year 2025.