CONTENTS

• JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS REVISE DEMAND FORECAST UPWARDS
• CLAAS AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS APPEAR IN FRANCE
• JLG SETS UP NEW FRENCH OPERATION
• JLG EXPANDS PRODUCTION IN BELGIUM
• SAIE 2004: ITALIAN PRODUCERS STILL FAVOUR COMPACT MACHINES

• FINANCIAL RESULTS
  • FIRST QUARTER
    • HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY – JAPAN
    • KUBOTA – JAPAN
  • HALF YEARLY
    • PINGUELY-HAULOTTE – FRANCE
  • THIRD QUARTER
    • ATLAS COPCO – SWEDEN
    • CATERPILLAR – USA
    • CNH – NETHERLANDS
    • DEUTZ – GERMANY
    • INGERSOLL-RAND – USA
    • VOLVO – BELGIUM