CONTENTS

• FRENCH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WILL STAY IN CRISIS UNTIL 2011
• ITALIAN CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY MARKET IN STEEP DECLINE
• JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS LAUNCH INTO HYBRID EXCAVATORS
• KOREAN CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MARKET HOLDING UP WELL IN 2009
• POLISH CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MARKET IN SOMBRE MOOD
• SPAIN: DELIVERIES OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CONTINUE COLLAPSE
• THE MARKET FOR ASPHALT FINISHERS IN FRANCE

• FINANCIAL RESULTS
  • FIRST QUARTER
    • HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY – JAPAN
    • KOMATSU – JAPAN
  • SECOND QUARTER
    • AGCO – USA
    • ATLAS COPCO – SWEDEN
  • THIRD QUARTER
    • DEERE & CO – USA
  • ANNUAL
    • ARGO GROUP – ITALY