CONTENTS

• TEREX BUYS FERMEC FROM CNH
• FRENCH AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR MARKET COOLS OFF IN 2000
• FRENCH RENTAL COMPANIES IN 1999
• JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION INITIATES USED EQUIPMENT WEBSITE
• JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT LEADERS PREDICT SLIM PROFITS
• KUBOTA ANNOUNCES AMBITIOUS TARGETS FOR NEW MINI EXCAVATOR RANGE
• STRONG DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION IN SPAIN
• SUMITOMO MOVES MINI EXCAVATOR SOURCE
• TADANO AND KOBELCO TO SHARE CRANE CARRIERS
• XUZHOU CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY GROUP: A BRIEF PROFILE
• KOMATSU EXPANDS ITS SALES AND DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY
• GERMAN CONSTRUCTION: 2000 FORECAST TOO OPTIMISTIC

FINANCIAL RESULTS

ANNUAL

• CATERPILLAR INC. – USA