CONTENTS

MARKET ACTIVITIES

• Penske Sells Its Ownership In Ddc To Daimler Chrysler
• Terex To Invest $1.8 Million In Vendquest
• Agco Forms Massey Ferguson Spa In Parma, Italy
• Astec Industries Completes Two Acquisitions
• Caterpillar Forms New Global Mining Division
• Komatsu To Produce Small Equipment In New Us Plant
• Minexpo - Big Machines And New Introductions

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Third Quarter Results

• Deere & Company
• Cummins Inc
• The Hertz Corporation
• Dana Corporation
• Astec Industries, Inc.
• Caterpillar, Inc.
• Strongco Inc.

TRACKING THE TRENDS

• Market Trends
• Economic Indicators