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Amazone Sales Increased Nearly 13% in 2017; Expect More of the Same This Year

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Earnings Reports, Equipment & Equipment Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions

A noteworthy 12.6% increase in 2017 sales turnover was posted by German agricultural equipment manufacturer Amazone and managers say market indicators give them confidence to predict further growth this year.

South American Ag Equipment Intelligence

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Ag Equipment Worldwide, Mergers & Acquisitions

After having invested US$ 2 million in a new training center in Argentina, published reports indicate that AGCO will expand its factory in the city of General Rodríguez that was opened in 2014.

Kuhn Expects 2017 Sale Upturn to Continue in 2018

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

After 3 difficult years, a clear recovery has taken hold in the markets served by Kuhn, the largest business unit of the Swiss engineering group Bucher Industries.

VDMA: German Farm Machinery Sales Grow by 10%, ‘Second-Best Result Ever’

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Agricultural machinery and tractor manufacturers production in Germany experienced an exceptionally good business year in 2017, a strong growth in turnover of 10%, to €7.9 billion ($9.7 billion). According to VDMA Agricultural Machinery Assn., this represented the second-best annual result ever achieved by the industry.

Brandt to Acquire Kongskilde Factory to Expand U.S. Exposure

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Canada’s Brandt Group is stepping up its presence in the U.S. with the acquisition of a ready-made modern manufacturing facility in Illinois. The Brandt Agricultural Products division currently occupies a 110,000 square foot facility on a 40 acre site just outside Regina, Sask., where it makes grain augers, conveyors and vacuums, large flexible tine harrows and grain carts.

New Deutz-Fahr Distributor Seeks to Relaunch Tractor Brand in North America

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Equipment & Equipment Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions

Executives at SDF Group, the manufacturer of SAME Deutz-Fahr and other tractor and combine brands in Europe, have turned to their successful distributor in New Zealand and Australia for a North American relaunch.

Chinese-Owned Pirelli Jumps Into Already Crowded Ag Tire Market

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

The Pirelli brand has formally returned to the agricultural tire market in Europe with the launch in Italy of the PHP — Pirelli High Performance — range of traction tires. They are manufactured in Brazil by what is effectively a new business combining the Pirelli Group’s former industrial tire operations — truck, bus, off-highway and ag — with those of China’s Aeolus Tire (see Ag Equipment Intelligence July 2016).

Increasing Tire Sales Stokes Titan International’s Optimism for 2018

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Earnings Reports, Mergers & Acquisitions

Tire and rim maker Titan International’s newest board director is optimistic that the Quincy, Ill.-based group will continue to make sales and profitability progress through 2018.

GKN-Dana Tie Up Would Create World’s Largest Axle & Driveline Components Supplier

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Electric Machinery, Mergers & Acquisitions

The off-highway powertrain activities of the U.K.’s GKN engineering group, together with its GKN Driveline automotive business unit, are to be combined with Dana Inc. in a new entity.

RFS Tussle with Big Oil Could Have Long Term Impact on Ag

March 1, 2018 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

While steel tariffs are currently grabbing most ag headlines these days, possible changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) may produce longer term challenges for U.S. agriculture. Battle lines between oil refiners and ethanol producers and their suppliers (corn growers) have been clearly drawn.

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Amazone Sales Increased Nearly 13% in 2017; Expect More of the Same This Year

South American Ag Equipment Intelligence

Kuhn Expects 2017 Sale Upturn to Continue in 2018

VDMA: German Farm Machinery Sales Grow by 10%, ‘Second-Best Result Ever’

Brandt to Acquire Kongskilde Factory to Expand U.S. Exposure

New Deutz-Fahr Distributor Seeks to Relaunch Tractor Brand in North America

Chinese-Owned Pirelli Jumps Into Already Crowded Ag Tire Market

Increasing Tire Sales Stokes Titan International’s Optimism for 2018

GKN-Dana Tie Up Would Create World’s Largest Axle & Driveline Components Supplier

RFS Tussle with Big Oil Could Have Long Term Impact on Ag

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