Tag: Doosan Infracore

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Bobcat Intros Redesigned Skid Steer, CTL (Video); Hyundai to Buy Doosan Brand Equipment; 2021 Ram 3500 New Torque King; Deere Boosts Power on New Backhoes; 12 Great Construction Gifts

12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools & Toys for the 2020 Holiday Season With the holiday season in full swing, we’re here to help with a list of 12 great gifts for the construction/trades professionals and equipment-loving kids in your life. Check out the full gallery at the link.   To see more, click here. […]

December 21, 2020

Construction Equipment

Report: Hyundai Heavy Leading Bidder for Control of Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings is the leading contender among several preliminary bidders for a majority stake in Doosan Infracore, according to a report by Korean Investors and other media outlets. Reports of Doosan Group’s exploration of a sale of a 36% stake in its Infracore subsidiary—comprised of both Doosan’s own machines and those of the Bobcat […]

September 28, 2020

Construction Equipment

Bobcat’s New 17-ton E165 is its Largest Excavator

Bobcat has introduced its largest excavator yet, the E165. With a few class-leading performance specs to its credit, this new machine continues a confident expansion of the Bobcat excavator lineup into the mid-size excavator market. We’ve got all the details in the video below. As the largest excavator the company has offered to date, the […]

July 17, 2020

Dealers

Doosan expands presence in New Jersey, NYC through new Best Line Equipment location

Doosan dealer Best Line Equipment has opened a new facility in New Jersey situated for servicing customers from there and those traveling from nearby New York City. The new Best Line location is at 275 Clark Street in Keyport, New Jersey and is just 8 miles from New York City borough Staten Island. It’s Pennsylvania-based […]

July 9, 2020

The Dirt

The Dirt #06: Doosan Selling Off Equipment Biz? + RDO’s Dennis Howard Talks Equipment Demand, De-Tiering Challanges

In this week’s episode of The Dirt we talk about new details from OSHA on the leading causes for trenching citations, Ford’s announcement surrounding its electric F-150, and a surprise story out of South Korea that Doosan is exploring the possibility of selling off its equipment business…or at least half of it. We also talk […]

June 22, 2020

Construction Equipment

Report: Doosan exploring sale of construction equipment business, but wants to keep Bobcat

Doosan Group’s apparent plans to retain Doosan Bobcat while selling Doosan Infracore—the Doosan subsidiary and parent company of the Bobcat and Doosan equipment brands—have met resistance from creditors, according to a report from the Korea Times. Doosan Infracore was formed in 2005 when Doosan Group acquired Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery. When Doosan purchased Bobcat […]

June 18, 2020

Construction Equipment

“Solid” Doosan Infracore, Bobcat may separate from parent to keep cash-strapped Doosan Heavy afloat

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is “under pressure to separate its subsidiaries Doosan Infracore and Doosan Bobcat in an effort to save the entire business group form a complete collapse,” says a Korea Times report. The two subsidiaries are considered solid companies, says the paper. “The first step in a corporate restructuring is separating the […]

April 6, 2020

Autonomous

How Doosan’s autonomous Concept-X construction machines work and why they will be necessary

Back in November the operator of a Doosan excavator put his machine in idle, got out of the cab and walked away. Moments later the excavator’s bucket raised up off the dirt. The machine turned around and proceeded to dig a trench and load an articulated truck—all without an operator in the cab. The demonstration […]

January 17, 2020

Construction Equipment

Doosan to offer excavators factory fitted with Engcon tiltrotators, hitches in Europe

Doosan and Engcon are partnering up to offer Engcon’s tiltrotators, control systems and hitches as factory-installed options on Doosan excavators in Europe, the two companies announced. According to an Engcon news release, the first Doosan excavators fitted with Engcon equipment will roll off the production line this fall. “The advantage for our end customers is […]

September 13, 2019

Dealers

Doosan adds Bobcat of Springfield to dealer network in Ill.

Bobcat of Springfield, Illinois, is the latest authorized provider of Doosan sales, service, parts and rental equipment. The company offers a wide range of Doosan equipment, including crawler excavators, wheel excavators, material handlers, log loaders and wheel loaders. The location serves Springfield and the surrounding areas of central Illinois. The location is one of 11 […]

August 7, 2019

Construction Equipment

Doosan partners with Palantir for data analysis

To optimize the business operations and speed up the decision-making process, Doosan with work with the data analysis company to ensure optimal performance.

May 8, 2019

Dealers

Doosan names top dealers for 2017

Doosan Infracore North America has named its top performing equipment dealers of 2017. “Our top Doosan dealers set the bar for the entire dealer organization,” says Todd Roecker, Doosan Director of Dealer Management and Marketing. “To achieve this recognition, these top-performing Doosan dealers performed at high levels in terms of sales, parts and service capabilities, […]

April 17, 2018