CONTENTS

• WORLD PRODUCTION OF HYDRAULIC EXCAVATORS IN 2001
• SLOVAKIA: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DEMAND IS IMPROVING
• UK CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT CONTINUES TO PERFORM WELL
• MVS: RESTRUCTURING PROGRAMME REAPS DIVIDENDS
• HERTZ EXPANDS RENTAL OPERATION IN AUSTRIA
• IRELAND: RENTAL CONTINUES TO PLAY A MODEST ROLE
• FRENCH AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR MARKET HEALTHY IN 2002
• JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT REGISTERS EXPORT RECOVERY
• JAPAN HEADS FOR ANOTHER BAD YEAR IN 2002
• FINANCIAL RESULTS
  • SECOND QUARTER
    • AGCO - USA
    • CNH - USA
    • FINNING - CANADA
    • SAUER-DANFOSS - USA
    • TEREX - USA
    • VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - BELGIUM
  • THIRD QUARTER
    • JOHN DEERE - USA
• HALF YEARLY
  • PINGUELY-HAULOTTE - FRANCE
  • CLAAS - GERMANY