CONTENTS

• VOLVO TO START PRODUCTION IN CHINA
• ATLAS COPCO ACQUIRES CHINESE COMPRESSOR
• COMPANY
• AUSA OPENS SUBSIDIARY IN GERMANY
• BENFORD TO MOVE MANUFACTURING LOCATION
• BOMAG TO TERMINATE MOTOR GRADER AGREEMENT
• CONEXPO: MUCH BETTER THAN FEARED
• CUMMINS LINKS WITH KOREAN ENGINES PRODUCER
• HERTZ EQUIPMENT: POSSIBILITY OF A NEW OWNER?
• HITACHI AND SUMITOMO MERGE CRAWLER CRANE
• BUSINESSES
• KOMATSU AND HITACHI START CO-OPERATION TALKS
• MANITOWOC TO BUY GROVE WORLDWIDE
• SUMITOMO ACQUIRES NIIGATA'S ASPHALT FINISHER
• BUSINESS
• VOLVO TO PRODUCE CABS FOR KOMATSU

FINANCIAL RESULTS

FIRST QUARTER

• CATERPILLAR - USA
• INGERSOLL-RAND - USA
• MANITOWOC - USA
• TEREX - USA

THIRD QUARTER

• SKYJACK - CANADA
• DEUTZ - GERMANY