Pöttinger's supervisory board gave the green light to start construction of a new assembly plant in St. Georgen Germany, now that building permission has been granted by the authorities. The first construction stage will start in spring 2020. Assembly of the first-round balers and large rakes will start in the new plant in 2021.
Ziegler CAT is expanding its footprint in Willmar with a new 52,000 square foot facility to serve its customers in the agricultural and construction markets.
One of the world’s leading suppliers in the ag machinery industry, Ålö is making a significant investment in supporting its U.S. customer base by adding state-of-the-art facilities.
Soybeans are the largest and most concentrated segment of global agricultural trade and account for 18% of total U.S. crop receipts, second only to corn (25% of crop receipts). As a result, factors that impact soybean sales can ultimately have a profound effect on farm machinery sales, one way or another.
Ag Equipment Intelligence’s June 2019 Dealer Sentiments Report showed declining optimism in the Canadian market, including flat sales and rising new equipment prices. Dealers said that steel surcharges and volatile weather patterns were contributing factors of economic downturn.
These facility upgrades will increase parts availability, improve equipment service capabilities and enhance the overall customer experience for customers in the Burlington and Flagler areas.
Is it any wonder that ag machinery manufacturers increasingly use numbers to identify their products rather than names where there are pitfalls waiting to catch the unwary?
Naming global or even regionally distributed products is especially fraught with danger if the word needs to be pronounceable in different languages and not mean something inappropriate, foolish or downright rude in another tongue.
A new manufacturer of utility all-terrain vehicles that — unusually — isn’t based in North America or Asia has launched a bid to crack the commercial and leisure UTV markets in the face of tough competition.
North American ag equipment sales were up 1% year-over-year in May following 17% growth in April and flat growth in March. U.S. sales increased were up 5% year-over-year (combines down 13%, 4WD tractors up 2%, row crop tractors up 9%).
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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.