Source: Dealer Sentiments & Business Conditions Update, June 2014
For the first time since Ag Equipment Intelligence and Cleveland Research launched the Dealer Sentiments & Business Conditions Outlook survey in April 2011, sales of GPS and precision farming equipment took a backseat to another product category.
Brandt Agricultural Products Ltd. has announced that P&K Midwest has opened up 3 new locations, as Brandt authorized dealers. With 9 locations throughout Iowa, P&K Midwest is an authorized John Deere dealer that specializes in industrial, agricultural, turf & utility, and AMS products.
North American large ag equipment sales continued to decline in June, with 4WD tractor sales down 24.1% from last year, combine sales down 25% and row-crop tractor sales down 16.1% according to the latest figures released by the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.
Bridgestone Europe has followed its announcement of plans to differentiate a new line of premium ag tires from current Firestone branded products by launching the VT-Tractor range of large dimension, high performance tractor tires.
Sweden’s Trelleborg announced plans to open its first North American manufacturing facility dedicated to the production of premium radial tires for agricultural machinery.
Ag-Power, a full-line John Deere dealership providing sales, parts and service of agricultural, lawn, garden and commercial products, has announced that it will be adding 40 new jobs to the headquarters office in McKinney, taking the total company employee count to more than 420.
Franklin Equipment is pleased to announce the opening of a new facility in Columbus, OH that completely reimagines the experience of purchasing and renting heavy equipment.
John Deere dealer Kibble Equipment will shutter its locations in Albert Lea and Kiester and consolidate operations to Blue Earth and Minnesota Lake, according to a report by Tim Engstrom in the June 16 Albert Lea Tribune.com.
In 1946, the folks at International Harvester told Bill Bevins that if he sold a lot of refrigerators and freezers, they would let him sell their tractors.
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