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Komatsu Maintains 2025 Outlook Despite Q1 Revenue and Profit Decline
Total revenue in the quarter came in at $6.3 billion, down 5.2% compared to last year.
August 4, 2025
Komatsu still forecasts a 8.8% decline in full year 2025 revenue to just over $26 billion.
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Top Equipment Rental Companies Post Continued Rental Revenue Growth
United Rentals, Sunbelt parent Ashtead Group, and Herc Rentals continue to see a rise in revenue from equipment rentals.
August 1, 2025
United Rentals, Sunbelt parent Ashtead Group and Herc Rentals continue to see a rise in revenue from equipment rentals.
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Volvo CE Reports More Declines in North American Net Sales, Deliveries
North American net sales fell 24.3% to $554 million in the second quarter.
July 23, 2025
Volvo's second-quarter deliveries of construction equipment in North America were down 15%.
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Quick Data: Top-Selling Compact Track Loaders and Sales Trends for 2024 - 2025
Find out the most popular models of new and used financed machines, and which models are fetching the most at auction.
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Yanmar CE NA President Charts Bold Vision for Growth – And it Starts in the Field
With a full line of compact equipment and a new customer-centric strategy, Sgro expects North America to contribute 38% of Yanmar CE’s global sales and $2 billion in revenue by 2030.
June 20, 2025
Anna Christine Sgro, president of Yanmar Compact Equipment North America, addresses the media during a private event at the company's Evo Center in Acworth, Georgia.
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Yellow Table: 10 Largest Construction Equipment Manufacturers of 2024
See which OEMs made the list – and which fell off as sales declined in 2024.
June 19, 2025
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New Holland Construction's New Head Aims for 100% Sales Growth, 30% More Locations by 2030
New Holland Construction has a new leader with big plans for the the dealer network.
June 3, 2025
Digital retailing will play a role in Weisbaum's plans to grow the New Holland dealer network.
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Kubota Reports Q1 Construction Equipment Revenue Down 23%
A drop in North American construction equipment sales was caused by last year’s inventory replenishment, the company says.
May 29, 2025
For 2025, Kubota forecasts total revenue to rise 1.1% to $21.1 billion
Dealers
Case, New Holland Dealer Titan Machinery Reports Q1 Revenue Drop
Revenue from equipment sales, parts and service were all down for the world's largest Case and New Holland dealer in the first quarter.
May 27, 2025
Net loss in the quarter was $13.2 million, compared to a net profit of $9.4 million in the previous first quarter.
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Deere Reports Another Net Sales & Net Profit Drop for Second Quarter
Net income in the quarter fell 24% to $1.8 billion vs. $2.4 billion last year.
May 23, 2025
Construction & forestry sales for the full fiscal year 2025 are forecast down 10% to 15%.
Market Pulse
House Approves EV Registration Fees in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
The move marks the first major update to the Highway Trust Fund's revenue stream in decades.
May 23, 2025
If signed into law, these fees would be the first new, user-based revenue streams dedicated to surface transportation improvements in over 20 years.
Market Pulse
Large Contractors Report Rising Revenue, Strong Backlogs
These four large contractors – Fluor, Tutor Perini, Granite Construction and Skanska – reported revenue gains across the board.
May 22, 2025
All four publicly traded contractors reported revenue gains.
Market Pulse
4 Construction Economic Trends to Watch in 2025
Here’s how trends in job gains, job openings and layoffs, wages and material costs are impacting the industry in a year marked by volatility and uncertainty.
May 19, 2025
Though the rate of job gains in nonresidential construction has slowed from the relative highs of 2022 and 2023, it continues to outpace growth in other sectors.
Market Pulse
Poll: 65% of Contractors Supported Trump’s High Tariffs on China, While They Lasted
Just over 37% of contractors said tariffs were impacting their decision to purchase new equipment.
May 14, 2025
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Equipment Rental Rates Rising – Some Dramatically, EquipmentWatch Reports
The latest report shows the construction and industrial equipment rental markets continuing a four-year growth trend.
May 8, 2025
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Market Pulse
LiuGong Studies Feasibility of Manufacturing in the Americas
LiuGong is assessing whether it has the sales demand to make a manufacturing plant in the Americas feasible.
May 7, 2025
LiuGong’s India facility, which produces several thousand pieces of construction equipment each year, is its most mature outside of China.
Market Pulse
Case, New Holland Parent CNH Reports Q1 Construction Sales Drop 22%
Sales were down across the board, and continued declines are forecast for the rest of the year.
May 6, 2025
Production hours on manufacturing construction equipment was down 19% year-over-year in the first quarter.
Market Pulse
Komatsu Construction Sales Rose 5% in Fiscal Year 2024, but Decline Forecast for 2025
The Japan-based company expects tariffs to add $550 million in costs this fiscal year.
May 5, 2025
Total net sales are expected to decline 8.8% year-over-year in fiscal year 2025 to just over $26 billion.
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