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Construction Equipment

Decline in sales sends Komatsu profit tumbling 20% in first half of 2015

A continued lack of global demand for mining equipment and “drastically reduced” demand in China have led to reduced sales and profit halfway through Komatsu’s 2015 fiscal year. The company, whose fiscal year ends March 31, reported sales of 892.4 billion Japanese yen ($7.2 billion), a decrease of 5.3 percent from the same period last year. […]

November 16, 2015

Business

Liebherr expects 2015 sales to top $10 billion; U.S. sales growth at 17.9% for first half

Speaking at a press event in England, Stefan Heissler, member of the directorate of Liebherr International, said the privately-held company expects to have sales of €9.2 billion ($10.15 billion) in 2015. The diverse company—which manufacturers a mix of products such as home appliances and maritime cranes in addition to earthmoving, mining, construction cranes and concrete […]

November 9, 2015

Dealers

Vermeer names Ultimate Crew; Holt Cat hits VisionLink milestone; Orion expands & more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing roundup

Vermeer names B&T Drainage winner of Ultimate Crew contest B&T Drainage from Marshall, Illinois, was named the winner of the Ultimate Crew Contest sponsored by Vermeer at last week’s International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo in Louisville. A panel of judges scored each team based on their times, accuracy, safety procedures and teamwork in completing a live drilling competition. […]

October 8, 2015

Construction Equipment

What’s your state’s favorite construction machine? The top-selling heavy equipment models and types, state by state

Looking at the financed equipment data for the first six months of this year, we thought it would be a fun exercise to list which models were most popular—in terms of unit sales—by state. Our data comes from Equipment Data Associates, a Randall-Reilly division that tracks Uniform Commercial Code-1 filings used by lenders when a […]

September 9, 2015

Business

John Deere to cut 180 workers in response to low demand for equipment

John Deere has announced that it will lay off a combined 180 workers across two Illinois manufacturing facilities. According to a report from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, the company is laying off 150 workers at its East Moline Harvester Works facility and and another 30 workers at its Davenport Works facility. According to the Deere website, […]

September 8, 2015

Dealers

Quick Data: Skid steer/compact track loader sales for September 2015

September 2, 2015

Dealers

Quick Data: New and used wheel loader sales for July 2015

July 2, 2015

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New financed construction equipment sales up 10% in April; used sales slip 1%

The total number of financed new units for all construction equipment machine types increased 10 percent compared with March, rising from 7,601 in March to 8,476 in April, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed equipment activity. Year to date through April, new equipment financed sales increased by almost 12 percent, compared with the […]

June 3, 2015

Dealers

Quick Data: New and used trencher sales for June 2015

June 2, 2015

Equipment Experts

New financed equipment sales up 14% in March, led by Cat 259D; used machine sales decline 10% year-over-year

The number of financed new units of construction equipment sold or leased in March rose 14 percent compared with February, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed equipment activity. In March, 7,127 new machines were financed, compared to 6,147 in February. In addition, the number of used equipment units financed in March was […]

May 11, 2015

Construction Equipment

New financed equipment sales up 14% in March, led by Cat 259D; used machine sales decline 10% year-over-year

The number of financed new units of construction equipment sold or leased in March rose 14 percent compared with February, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed equipment activity. In March, 7,127 new machines were financed, compared to 6,147 in February. In addition, the number of used equipment units financed in March was […]

May 11, 2015

Construction Equipment

FLEET PROFILE: The top equipment and brands financed by sewer/water contractors in the last 5 years

Sewer/water contractors finance a wealth of equipment, but typically favor excavators, backhoes and wheel loaders, according to information from Equipment Data Associates. Here are the details: Types of equipment As they were with excavation and road building contractors (reported in February and March), excavators are the top financed machine of choice in the sewer/water segment […]

May 6, 2015