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2010 Forecast: We’ve Reached The Bottom, How Long Will We Stay Here?
It appears that most construction equipment markets have reached the bottom of this current cycle. Most dealer surveys, including our own, are indicating that inventories have been liquidated to a point that if an unexpected...

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2010 Forecast: We’ve Reached The Bottom, How Long Will We Stay Here?

PACCAR Launches MX Engine

MTU Eying Move South

Shaughnessy Appointed Skyjack President

Titan Optimistic About Its OEM Business

Sumitomo Invests Buys A Share Of Sunstate Equipment

Walker Family Sells Cat Dealership

CNH Upgrades Its Operations in China

Haulotte Will Not Exhibit At Bauma

Navistar In All-Electric Truck Venture

Deere Breaks Ground on 16-MW Wind Farm

Buhler Products To Consolidate Under Two Brands

Volvo CE To Consolidate Its North American Operations

Komatsu Breaks Ground On New Salt Lake Facility

LiuGong Appoints Anderson As Texas Dealer

Peru’s Caterpillar Dealer Greatly Expands Its Latin America Presence

Caterpillar In Reman JV With China’s Yuchai

Terex In Talks To Sell Its Shuttered Elk Point Plant

Tunnel Link For China, Japan And South Korea?

Cat Plans New Work Tool Manufacturing Center In Waco

Titan Machinery’s 9 Month Revenues Up 18%, Profit Drops 17%

Mahindra To Open New Plant In Tennessee, Moves Its Headquarters To Houston

Deere Introduces Interim Tier 4 Power Ratings

Caterpillar Celebrates 80th Year Of NYSE Listing

Ethanol Future Remains Cloudy After EPA Delay

Wind Energy Nets High ROI For Farmers, Equipment Dealers

Highway Construction Market Expected to Grow 8% in 2010

Cat Rental Store Opens In Burkina Faso In Western Africa

Caterpillar Acquires S. Korean Manufacturer

Deere Warns On Brazilian Currency

AGCO To Open Two Manufacturing Plants In China

Hitachi Slips To Loss

Agco Names New Parts Division VP And Sales Manager

Ironplanet In Record Quarter

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to Acquire Martella Auction Company

Hitachi Construction To Begin Indian Production In Spring 2010

Komatsu Utility Boosting China Compact Excavator Output 20%

United Rentals Wins Massachusetts and Texas Purchasing Contracts

RSC Wins Nationwide Government Purchasing Contract

Cat Opens Third Chinese R&D Facility

Doosan Infracore To Set Up India Excavator Manufacturing Plant By 2012

MEC Relocates to New Facility

Deere Board Elects CEO Allen As Chairman

Dealers Transmission Exchange, Expands Lineup of Remanufactured Transmissions

Cummins To Lay Off 400 At Jamestown

Doosan Excavators Big Seller In China

Doosan Closely Watching Merger and Acquisition Market

Navistar Acquires Ready-Mix Mixer Manufacturer

Canadian Government Bank Buys CNH Dealer Receivables

Trimble Adds Precision Agriculture Yield Monitoring And Mapping

Volvo To Equip Machines With Caretrack System As Standard

China Vows To Promote Economic Development In 2010

WWA Group Takes Equity Stake In Online Asset Disposals Worldwide

Caterpillar Bringing 500 to 600 Jobs To Clayton, Ohio

Deere Purchases Israeli Company

Joy Global Inc. 4th Quarter and 2009 Results

Finning Forecasts 2010 Revenue Below 2009

Berry Purchases Texas Bobcat Distributor

Atlas Copco To Acquire Quincy Compressor

Sumitomo Invests In Major Rental Company Sunstate Equipment

Bucyrus To Aquire Terex Mining Division

Sany Heavy Sells $64.4 Million Of Cranes In India

Toro 4th Quarter 2008 Loss On 18.9% Revenue Decline

Cervus To Buy Back Shares

Finning Says No Hewden Decision Yet, 2010 Business To Be Down Slightly

Manitou Re-Negotiates Gehl Credit

Komatsu, Terex Leading Race For R-Power Order

Chinese Excavator Sales To Grow 15% in 2010