CONTENTS

• A REVIEW OF THE SAMOTER TRADE SHOW
• CHINESE EXCAVATOR MANUFACTURER TARGETS EUROPE
• CONEXPO ASIA: A NEW TRADE EXHIBITION FOR CHINA
• GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT UP BY 25 PER CENT IN 2004
• GERMAN MOBILE COMPRESSOR MARKET DECLINES FURTHER
• HITACHI WILL CONSOLIDATE TCM RESULTS IN 2005
• ITALIAN CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MARKET BEGINS TO DECLINE
• NEW NAME FOR DAEWOO – DOOSAN INFRACORE

• FINANCIAL RESULTS
  • FIRST QUARTER
    • AGCO – USA
    • ATLAS COPCO – SWEDEN
    • CNH – USA
    • MANITOWOC – USA
    • PINGUELY-HAULOTTE – FRANCE
    • VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT – BELGIUM
  • SECOND QUARTER
    • JOHN DEERE – USA
  • ANNUAL
  • HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY – JAPAN
  • KUBOTA – JAPAN