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Dealers

Quick Data: New and used compact excavator sales for April 2015

April 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

FLEET PROFILE: The most popular heavy equipment and brands among a sample of excavating contractors in the last 5 years

We were also interested in how a contractor’s buy list might change as he increased in size. For example, what would be the top three types of equipment for a contractor with annual sales of less than $5 million, compared to one with sales of more than $16 million? For this study, we looked at […]

March 2, 2015

Business

John Deere 1Q profit plummets 43% as ag slowdown continues; further declines expected

In recent years, as the effects of the recession were hammering the construction industry and the profit margins of heavy equipment manufacturers, John Deere posted 15 straight quarters of record earnings on the strength of its farm equipment sales. And now, as construction is fighting its way back, a global slowdown in the agricultural sector […]

February 22, 2015

Dealers

Quick Data: New and used excavator sales for February 2015

February 10, 2015

Business

Volvo CE profit plummets 157% to 4Q loss; big gains in North America keep full-year sales afloat

Thanks to increased demand in North America and Europe, Volvo Construction Equipment largely weathered a rough fourth quarter to keep its full-year 2014 earnings from falling too far. However, the company expects it will have to work hard in 2015 to optimize costs for challenging market conditions in most regions. The heavy equipment manufacturer saw […]

February 9, 2015

Construction Equipment

New financed construction equipment sales rise 16% in October, up 13 % year-over-year

The number of financed new units of construction equipment sold or leased in October increased by 16 percent compared with September, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed construction equipment activity. In October, 8,503 new machines were sold, compared to 7,094 in September. New financed sales rose 13 percent compared with October 2013. Used […]

December 1, 2014

Business

John Deere makes huge gains in construction equipment sales during 2014, but ag slowdown brings full-year profit down 11%

After smashing earnings records in 2013, three straight down quarters due to a global farming slowdown resulted in an unfavorable fiscal 2014 for John Deere, and the company expects things to only get worse in 2015. The company announced a profit decrease of 11 percent to $3.162 billion during fiscal year 2014, which ended October […]

December 1, 2014

Business

Despite slight dip in profit during first 6 months, Komatsu revises full-year forecast upward on “brisk” equipment sales

Sales and operating income at Komatsu are up during the first six months of the company’s fiscal year, but the increases weren’t enough to stave off a slight dip in profit. The Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer reported sales of $8.3 billion (942.5 billion Japanese Yen), during the first half of fiscal year 2o14, which ends […]

November 3, 2014

Business

Terex profit falls 30% in 3Q, reduces expectation for full-year earnings

Despite a slight sales boost, equipment manufacturer Terex saw earnings fall during the third quarter and has reduced its earnings forecast for the full year. Sales were up 3 percent over the same quarter last year to $1.8 billion, mainly due to the continued success of the company’s aerial work platforms (AWP) segment and a […]

November 2, 2014

Dealers

Quick Data: New and used grader sales for November 2014

November 1, 2014

Business

Turnaround in construction equipment sales lone 3Q highlight as CNH Industrial profit plummets 113%

Following a second quarter where profit increased despite sales declines, CNH Industrial did not fare nearly as well in the third, as sales and revenues fell again and profit has plummeted year-over-year. CNH Industrial, makers of the Case Construction and New Holland equipment brands, saw profit fall 113 percent during the third quarter from the […]

October 31, 2014

Dealers

Case names Diamond Dealer winners; Liebherr continues restructuring; Bobcat, Terex add dealers in this week’s Dealer News Roundup

Welcome to the Dealer News Roundup, your one-stop shop for all the moves going on inside the heavy equipment distributor industry. This week’s edition includes expansions from several major manufacturers. Case names Diamond Dealer award winners Case Construction Equipment has recognized 13 dealers for excellence in sales and support as the 2014 Diamond Dealer recipients. […]

October 3, 2014