Claas has placed a big bet on the future prosperity of Russian agriculture by investing the equivalent of $136 million building a new combine factory alongside an existing facility in Krasnodar, 800 miles south of Moscow.
The owners of Europe’s market leading manufacturer of precision planters — and a major player in the U.S. — have agreed to sell the business to Deere & Co.
John Deere’s buying spree over the past few weeks is a strong signal that the largest farm equipment maker in the world is looking to further differentiate itself when it comes to advanced agricultural technology.
Mahindra & Mahindra, one of India’s leading farm equipment manufacturers, has completed a $25 million investment in Mitsubishi’s compact tractor and rice cultivation equipment operations in Japan.
It was just a matter of time before long-time industry consultants got on the consolidation bandwagon that’s been running for more than a decade for farm equipment dealers.
As Ag Equipment Intelligence reported in the Sept. 11 “On the Record” broadcast, new dealer contracts are on the way from CNH, with the intent to get all of its dealers on the revised agreements by the end of 2016.
Camp Equipment, a John Deere dealer with 45 years of experience, recently completed its purchase of the long standing Hollingsworth John Deere dealership.
John Fabick Tractor Co. of St. Louis, and FABCO Equipment of Milwaukee, Wis., successfully finalized combining their two family-owned, independently-operated companies. The merger will bring together a total of 37 locations under the Fabick Cat brand across 6 states.
Finning International announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the operating assets of the Cat dealership of Kramer Ltd. and is the approved Cat dealer in Saskatchewan.
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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.