CONTENTS

• INGERSOLL-RAND ACQUIRES SAMBRON AND NEAL MANUFACTURING
• HITACHI SIGNS NEW JOINT VENTURE IN INDIA
• CATERPILLAR SOURCES MINI EXCAVATORS FROM JAPAN
• FRENCH RENTAL COMPANIES IN 1998
• HERTZ EQUIPMENT RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF IN VALENCIA
• UK AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR MARKET IMPROVES IN 1999
• THE GERMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR 2000
• ASTRA ACQUIRES DDT ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS
• UK CONSTRUCTION MARKET SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
• CASE'S DEALER IN BELGIUM TAKES CONTROL IN THE NETHERLANDS
• CATERPILLAR ACQUIRES CLAAS TELEHANDLERS

FINANCIAL RESULTS

FIRST QUARTER

• DEERE - USA

SECOND QUARTER

• JLG - USA

ANNUAL

• AGCO - USA
• CLAAS - GERMANY
• CNH GLOBAL - NETHERLANDS
• CUMMINS - USA
• DETROIT DIESEL - USA
• FINNING - CANADA
• GEHL - USA
• VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - BELGIUM