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Is Finning the Model for North American Equipment Dealerships of the Future?

July 1, 2015

With Finning International’s acquisition of Kramer Ltd. this past May, the fraternity of Caterpillar construction equipment dealerships in Canada became even more elite. This move leaves only eight CAT dealers operating 100 locations throughout the entire country.

Claas Ends OEM Deal with Kramer, Forms Partnership with Liebherr to Build Telehandlers

July 1, 2015

Claas will turn to the $9.9 billion earthmoving, mining and construction machinery giant Liebherr for its next generation of agricultural telescopic handlers following mutual agreement to end an existing OEM partnership.

Analysis: Canada’s Highly Fragmented Dealer Network Needs to Consolidate

July 1, 2015

In a special report produced for investors, Ben Cherniavsky, analyst for Raymond James, takes a “deep dive” into the current structure of Canada’s equipment dealer networks and concludes that the distribution channels for farm and construction machinery needs to be streamlined.

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Abe Hughes Leaves New Holland

By Kim Schmidt posted on June 30, 2015

In the latest 'On The Record' newscast we looked at management changes at New Holland, how close Deere is to its sales goal of $50 billion by 2018, AEF's new wireless in-field communication task force and dealers' outlook on used equipment inventories.

Meade Tractor Purchases Eight JD Construction Branches

June 8, 2015 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

Meade Tractor announced the purchase of eight John Deere Construction and Forestry branches from Nortrax.

Bane-Welker Ohio Locations Add Kubota

June 3, 2015 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology

Bane-Welker will sell Kubota products and offer complete parts and service departments in both its Wilmington and Georgetown, Ohio, stores.

H&R Agri-Power Acquires Irrigation Company

June 2, 2015 | Posted in Mergers & Acquisitions

The 14-store Case IH dealer with locations in Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, has completed the acquisition of Black Prairie Tractor, one of Zimmatic's leading U.S. dealers.

U.S. Exports of Ag Equipment Fall in 1Q

June 1, 2015

The fall off in worldwide farm machinery sales has shown up in the export of U.S.-made ag equipment, according to a June 5 report from the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.

VDMA Pushes U.S. TTIP Proposal; Issues 12-Point Plan to Promote Free Trade

June 1, 2015

In his introduction to the “Economic Report — 2015” on agricultural machinery issued in May by the VDMA Agricultural Machinery Assn. based in Frankfurt, Germany, Dr.-Ing. Hermann Garbers, chairman of the group, strongly urges European manufacturers to continue working toward more open free trade policies and standardization of electronic components.

Belarus Making Broad Strides in Production of Farm Machinery

June 1, 2015

In opening the 25th International Belagro Expo in Minsk earlier this month, Vladimir Semashko, deputy prime minister of Belarus, said that 20 years ago the country’s manufacturers produced only 16-17% of the equipment required for growing staple crops.

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Bane-Welker Ohio Locations Add Kubota

H&R Agri-Power Acquires Irrigation Company

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