Tag: Sany Construction Equipment

Business

Sany America names Mike Rhoda its new CEO

Mike Rhoda has been named chief executive officer of Sany America, replacing Tim Frank, who resigned in October. Rhoda has a broad construction equipment industry resume, including stints as chief technology officer at Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment, president and CEO of Volvo Construction Equipment’s excavator line, and senior management positions at Ingersoll-Rand. In a statement […]

December 10, 2013

Business

Forbes: Sany, fellow Chinese equipment makers’ move into foreign markets “isn’t working”

It’s been a rough year for Sany. Back in January, despite the fact that a decade-long infrastructure boom in China had already come to a crashing halt, equipment manufacturer Sany had high hopes for its expansion into the U.S. and other foreign markets. The Chinese company told of its ambition to over take Komatsu and […]

November 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

Sany to begin selling motor graders in North America in 2014

Sany will launch three motor graders in North America next year, according to a report from our sister site Better Roads. Citing an interview Sany Road Machinery chairman Xie Zhixia chairman gave to KHL’s International Rental News, Better Roads says the SMG 160, SMG 200 and SMG 230 motor graders will be assembled in Sany’s plant near Atlanta, […]

October 31, 2013

Business

Fortune: Equipment maker Sany’s “bold” ambitions for U.S. market rub some the wrong way

In its comparatively young 23-year history, Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany has quickly climbed the global sales ranking ladder to the no. 5 spot, according to a new report from Fortune citing KHL Group’s Yellow Table. Most notable was its growth during the recession as the Chinese government spent hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure […]

June 18, 2013