An 8.8% increase in revenues from sales of engines for agricultural equipment contributed to a near 6% overall improvement for off-road engine maker Deutz in the first half of 2019, despite a 3.4% reduction in sales of all engine types from 105,201 to 101,591 units.
Kubota has reported a more than 7% increase in consolidated group revenues from tractor, farm equipment and engine sales in the first half of 2019, reflecting a similar increase generated across all product and service activities of Y64.6 billion ($610 million) to Y970.8 billion ($9.1 billion).
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