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Carraro Ups Investment in India & Italy

December 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

A new R&D center and an additional assembly line for tractor transmissions was opened by Carraro in India shortly before the group announced a substantial investment in new production facilities at its Italian factories.

Competitive Tensions to Increase as Kubota Confirms Large Tractor Project

December 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

After much speculation and talk of acquisition (Ag Equipment Intelligence, August 2013), Kubota Corp. has confirmed that it will enter higher horsepower sectors than it currently serves by building tractors up to 170 horsepower.

ZF Broadens CVT Range as Manufacturers Start Building Their Own

December 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

Expect to see more tractors sporting continuously variable transmissions across a wider power spectrum in the future. ZF is expanding its range of CVTs as more tractor makers reveal they are building their own.

Revenues Rise as Zetor Upgrades Tractor Line

August 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

New and improved products and Zetor’s particular brand of “upmarket economy” specifications are helping the Czech manufacturer post some upbeat results.

Equipment Lead Times Rise Slightly in November

December 10, 2012 | Posted in Data & Trends

Overall, a net 27% of dealers report longer factory lead-times compared to last month 34% longer; 58% same; 8% shorter up from a net 25% last month, according to the most recent Dealers Sentiments & Business Conditions Update survey.

AGCO Aims to Grow Production of Fendt Brand with Big Budget Facility Upgrade

November 21, 2012 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

Senior AGCO managers joined suppliers and other guests for the fanfare opening of a more efficient, higher capacity Fendt tractor factory in southern Germany. Confidently described as the worlds most modern tractor assembly plant, it has new production and assembly halls housing a 1 km-long production line, more efficient manufacturing processes, upgraded IT systems and new production technology.

Canadian Tractor Project Hears Farmers' Concerns

October 25, 2011

Source: Brian Kelly, The Sault Star

John Varty's home on the range is an 80-square-foot replica farmhouse carted around Canada by a tractor. The university professor is traveling across the country, the slow way, interviewing farmers.

North American Tractor Sales Slip 2.8% in May

June 1, 2011 | Posted in Data & Trends, Equipment & Equipment Sales

Total North American sales of farm tractors slipped by 2.8% in May compared with the same period in 2010, according to the latest figures released by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Farm Equipment Market Not Close to ‘Saturation’

June 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales

Responding to questions about where the farm equipment industry is in terms of the machinery replacement cycle, Ann Duignan, machinery analyst for JP Morgan, revisited the USDA Census data from 2007.

Row-Crop Tractor Sales Bounce Back in April

May 1, 2011 | Posted in Data & Trends, Equipment & Equipment Sales

The Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers is reporting that North American sales of high-horsepower tractors got back some of its lost traction in April.

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