CONTENTS

• AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS ENJOY ANOTHER GOOD YEAR IN SWEDEN
• BOBCAT LAUNCHES COMPACT WHEELED LOADER RANGE
• CATERPILLAR ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE WITH JLG
• FARM MACHINERY SALES IN FRANCE ARE STABLE BUT TRACTORS ARE DOWN
• FRENCH CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MARKET STARTS 2005 IN GOOD SHAPE
• JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS REVISE DEMAND FORECAST UPWARDS
• MOXY APPOINTS NEW IMPORTER IN GERMANY
• SED MOVES TO NEW HOME
• SWEDISH EQUIPMENT DEMAND STILL ADVANCING
• TWO MAJOR RENTAL COMPANIES TO MERGE
• THE POTENTIAL FOR TELESCOPIC HANDLERS IN FRENCH FARMING

• FINANCIAL RESULTS
  • THIRD QUARTER
    • ATLAS COPCO – SWEDEN
    • CNH – NETHERLANDS
    • INGERSOLL-RAND – USA
    • VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT – BELGIUM
  • HALF YEARLY
  • PINGUELY-HAULOTTE – FRANCE