07 Nov Dealer Statutes: What’s Most Important?
Written by: James Waite, Esq. and Rene Del Barco ...
Industry Updates
07 Nov Volvo CE Net Sales Drop 34% in North America for 3Q
Volvo CE reported a notable drop in North America net sales and net order intake for its third quarter of 2024. Sales in North America for the quarter came in at $476 million, down 34% from the $726 million Volvo saw in last year’s third quarter. For...
03 Oct Tigercat vs. Cat: A Long Legal Battle Over Trademarks Resumes
An 11-year battle between Caterpillar and Tigercat over their trademarks will continue on, after a federal administrative board recently ruled that Tigercat's trademark application would infringe on the “CAT” mark. ...
20 Sep Deere Ordered to Pay $9.9M in Wirtgen Thailand Bribery Scheme
Cash payments, massage parlor visits, luxury European sightseeing trips were used to bribe Thai officials and companies to win business, SEC says. ...
26 Aug FTC Noncompete Rule – And FTC Competition Rulemaking – Are On The Ropes
On August 20, federal trial court judge Ada Brown in the Northern District of Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s April 2024 rule barring noncompete clauses ("noncompetes") in employment contracts. Ryan, a global tax services and software provider, had challenged the rule, which had been scheduled...
06 Aug Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Introduces Zaxis-7 Super Long Front Excavator to The Americas Market
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas unveils a dedicated, no compromises super long front excavator for the North American market. The ZX210LC-7H Super Long Front (SLF) excavator provides 50 ft, 4 in (15.35 m) of reach at ground level and a 39-ft, 2-in (11.94-m) dig depth with...
15 May April 2024 Sales of 4-Wheel -Drive Tractors Jump More than 20% in the US
U.S. sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors increased 24.1% in April compared to 2023, according to new data from AEM....
09 May Oshkosh to Acquire AUSA
AUSA products will enhance the JLG line of telehandlers. The companies began partnering in 2020, with AUSA manufacturing the JLG-branded SkyTrak 3013 compact telehandler....
07 May Eyes on inventories as Caterpillar announces Q1 results
Caterpillar revealed first-quarter 2024 sales and revenues of US$6.4 billion for its construction industries segment, a decrease of $322 million, or 5%, compared with $6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023....
02 May Future of construction machinery: Electric actuators vs. hydraulic
When Bobcat launched its T7X compact tracked loader just in time for ConExpo last year, it wasn’t only different in the sense that it was electrically powered....