CONTENTS

• JOSEPH BAMFORD: AN OBITUARY
• CNH SETS UP GLOBAL ALLIANCE WITH KOBELCO
• AUSTRIA: TARBUK SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE
• FIAT-HITACHI DEALER
• BELARUS PLANS TRACTOR EXPANSION IN CHINA
• DEERE SCALES BACK PRODUCTION
• FIORI: A BRIEF PROFILE
• JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY
• DEFERS ITS PROMISE TO RECOVER
• KOMATSU'S PLANT IN ITALY EXPANDS TO MEET GLOBAL DEMAND
• LIEBHERR INCREASES PRODUCTION OF DIESEL ENGINES
• LUYCKX TAKESS OVER TWO O&K DEALERSHIPS IN BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS
• NEW HOLLAND LAUNCHES NEW MINI EXCAVATOR RANGE IN EUROPE
• SIMA FARM MACHINERY SHOW: TECHNICAL PROGRESS BUT GREAT CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE

FINANCIAL RESULTS

ANNUAL

• ATLAS COPCO - SWEDEN
• DEUTZ - GERMANY
• SAUER-DANFOSS - USA