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Wheel loader sales, auction trends
May 10, 2012
For Equipment World's QuickData trends on wheel loaders, with data from Equipment Data Associates and Top Bid auction price guide, click here: Equip0512pg043
Ritchie targets non-auction equipment sales with buy
May 09, 2012
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers has bought AssetNation, a move it says gives them a technology platform with the ability to tap used equipment segments beyond the company’s unreserved auction market. The buy will result in several as-yet-unannounced initiatives “unique to the ...
New Holland touts SCR foresight
April 18, 2012
"We feel we're ahead of the Tier 4 Final game because we chose SCR early," said Mario Gasparri, president, CNH Construction, speaking at a New Holland press conference today. The company says it has learned the ins and outs of ...
LiuGong details plans for North America
April 18, 2012
Acquisition of the Dressta dozer line gives LiuGong a parts depot in the Chicago area the company will use for all U.S. distributed products, says David Beatenbough, LiuGong's vice president of research and development, in an interview with Equipment World ...
Haulotte unveils telescopic boom at Intermat
April 18, 2012
A prototype of Haulotte's new rough-terrain telescopic boom, HT23RTJ, was previewed at the Intermat trade show, taking place this week in Paris, France. The machine will be available in October 2012 in North America.
The boom can reach full height in ...
Intermat highlights: Day 2
April 17, 2012
Highlights from the second day at the Intermat trade show today in Paris, France:
JCB says 2012 will be the "biggest product launch in our history." To date, 33 new products have been introduced with another 33 scheduled for debut before ...
JCB: Largest product launch
April 17, 2012
Volvo intros wheel loaders at Intermat
April 17, 2012
Volvo is launching more than 60 new products this year, says Pat Olney, president and CEO. Intermat intros include the L45G, L50G, L60, L70 and L90 wheel loaders. In addition, Olney said while the North American market has grown significantly, ...
Cummins enters lower horsepower range
April 16, 2012
Cummins' new QSF2.8 engine, introduced today at Intermat, offers 49 to 74 horsepower. The four-cylinder, 2.8-liter engine was displayed with a fully passive Cummins Compact Catalyst aftertreatment system, designed to meet Tier 4 Final emissions regulations. The smallest engine introduced ...
LiuGong unveils excavator, dozer at Intermat
April 16, 2012
LiuGong unveiled its 922E excavator and TD 40E dozer at Intermat this morning. David Beatenbough, vice president of research and development, told journalists the dozer has the heaviest undercarriage in the industry. A modular power train allows repairs on just ...
Sany concrete pumps on display
April 13, 2012
Two new mid-size stationary concrete pumps will be on display at the Sany Intermat booth: the HBT 60C-1816 and HBT 80C-1818, with 147-horsepower and 228-horsepower engines, respectively. Sany will also be showing its SYG 5260 THB 36 ...
Michelin adds new Earthmover tire plant
April 10, 2012
Michelin is breaking ground next week on a new Earthmover tire manufacturing plant in Anderson County, S.C. The company is also expanding its existing Earthmover tire facility in Lexington, S.C.The two projects represent a $750 million investment and will create ...

