CNH Global N.V. is a global, full line company operating in both the agricultural and construction equipment industries. CNH's scope includes integrated engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of equipment on five continents. CNH's operations are organized into three business segments: agricultural equipment, construction equipment and financial services.
As of December 31, 2010, CNH manufactures its products in 40 facilities throughout the world and distributes its products in approximately 170 countries through approximately 11,300 full line
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s and distributors).
CNH Global N.V. is incorporated in and under the laws of the
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. The company was created on November 12, 1999 through the merger of New Holland N.V. and
Case CorporationCase Corporation was a manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. In 1999 it merged with New Holland to form CNH Global, a Fiat Group division...
. CNH Global N.V. stock is listed on the
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(NYSE:CNH). The company presents its financial results on a quarterly basis under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (
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). CNH is majority-owned by
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Brands
CNH products are marketed globally through two brand families, Case and New Holland.
Case IHCase IH is an American mechanical company, one of the world’s largest brands of agricultural equipment. With headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, it has a network of more than 4,000 dealers and distributors that operates in more than 160 countries...
(along with
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in
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) and New Holland make up the agricultural brand family.
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and
New Holland ConstructionNew Holland is a global full liner manufacturer of construction machinery.The company was founded in 1895 in New Holland, Pennsylvania; in 2005 New Holland Construction Brand was created with a global full-liner product offering...
(along with
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in
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) make up the construction equipment brand family.
Agricultural brands
In agricultural equipment, CNH is one of the leading global manufacturers of agricultural
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s and
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s based on units sold and it has leading positions in hay and forage equipment and specialty harvesting equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2010, CNH sales of agricultural equipment represented 73% of net sales of equipment.
Case IH
Case IH has more than 160 years of heritage and experience in the agricultural industry; its range includes agricultural
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s, balers, coffee harvesters,
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s,
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s, planters, sugar cane harvesters, and tillage equipment, sold through a global network of dealers.
New Holland
New Holland Agriculture offers a full line of equipment, including agricultural
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s, balers,
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s, forage harvesters, grape harvesters, hay tools, material handlers, planters, seeders, sprayers, tillage equipment and groundscare. New Holland has a worldwide presence in terms of manufacturing facilities, offices and its distribution network.
Steyr
Steyr is a more than 60-year-old agricultural brand from
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and is specialized in
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s for the agricultural,
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and municipal sectors.
Construction brands
In construction equipment, CNH has a leading position in backhoe loaders and a strong position in skid steer loaders in North America and crawler excavators in Western Europe. In addition, each brand provides a complete range of replacement parts and services to support its equipment.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, CNH sales of construction equipment represented 18% of net sales of equipment.
Case
Case Construction Equipment offers a full line of
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, including backhoe loaders, articulated trucks, crawler and wheeled excavators (including compact), telehandlers, motor graders, wheel loaders (including compact), vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, compact track loaders, tractor loaders and rough-terrain forklifts.
New Holland Construction
New Holland Construction is a global, full-line construction equipment brand. The product range includes crawler and wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes loaders, skid steer loaders, dozers, telehandlers, mini-wheel loaders compact track loaders, mini and midi excavators and graders.
Kobelco
Kobelco Construction Machinery America is a joint venture between subsidiaries of CNH and
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. It manufactures and markets a full line of compact, mid-size and full-size excavators ranging from 1.9 tons to 88 tons. Kobelco excavators are sold through over 250 distribution outlets in
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.
Financial services
CNH offers
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under the brand name CNH Capital. CNH Capital offers financial products and services to
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s and customers in
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,
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,
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and
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. The principal products offered are retail financing for the purchase or lease of new and used CNH equipment and wholesale financing to its dealers. Wholesale financing consists primarily of floor plan financing and allows dealers to purchase and maintain a representative inventory of products. The retail financing is offered in North America, Brazil, Australia and Europe through wholly owned subsidiaries and in Western Europe through the joint venture with
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.
As of December 31, 2010, Financial Services managed a portfolio of receivables of approximately $17.0 billion.
Parts and Service
CNH brands provide after-sales parts, service and support to their customers, both at the dealerships and in the field. Parts support is offered for items in their current product lines and past products, up to 20 years. Parts distribution is operated through parts depots present on all five continents.
Presence in growing markets
To strengthen CNH's brands’ operations in countries with strong growth potential, CNH International was established in 2007, responsible for the manufacture, sales, distribution and after-sales operations of agricultural and construction equipment in over 120 countries throughout
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, the
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, the
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,
AsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and
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, encompassing
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,
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and
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.
With the Head office located in
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, CNH International covers the territory through hubs, production facilities and dealer network.
Activities related to marketing, financial, training and after-sales services are present in the hubs to support the agricultural and construction businesses. Hubs are located in
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(
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),
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(
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),
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(
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),
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(
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),
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(
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)
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(
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), and
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(
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) with Representative Offices in
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(
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) and
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).
They are stationed in each key area, often very close to the eight production plants and three research & development Centres dedicated to those markets. Some of the production facilities also manufacture and export machinery to
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and the Americas.
Company’s proximity to these markets gives it an edge in developing specialized and regionally relevant business models. As such CNH International collaborates with governments, international organizations, academic institutions and private firms in mechanization development projects, model farms and counseling activities.
The company sells and distributes agricultural and construction machinery and provides services which include parts availability, technical assistance, training, know-how and financial services.
CNH International is supported by a network of distributors and dealers totaling about 4,900 service points.
History
Case Construction equipment milestones
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- For full history see Case
Case Corporation was a manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. In 1999 it merged with New Holland to form CNH Global, a Fiat Group division...
- 1842: Case is founded
- 1912: Case manufactures a complete line of road-building equipment, including graders and compaction units
- 1957: Case Model 320 is launched - the first fully integrated backhoe loader
- 1969: Case CE begins production of skid steer loaders
- 1988: Fortune Magazine lists the Case loader/backhoe among “100 Products America Makes Best”
- 1998: Case is the first manufacturer to offer ride control on backhoe loaders and skid steer loaders
- 2000: the 100,000th skid steer loader is manufactured
- 2005: the 500,000th loader/backhoe is manufactured
- 2008: Jerome I Case inducted into the Construction Hall of Fame by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Case IH milestones
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- For full history see Case IH
Case IH is an American mechanical company, one of the world’s largest brands of agricultural equipment. With headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, it has a network of more than 4,000 dealers and distributors that operates in more than 160 countries...
- 1834: Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr.
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patents the McCormick reaper
- 1842: J.I. Case founds Racine Threshing Machine Works
- 1902: McCormick, Deering Harvester Company, Plano Manufacturing Company, Champion Line and Milwaukee Harvester Company merge together to create International Harvester (IH)
- 1923: Farmall, the “little red tractor”, is introduced to the market
- 1942: Case first self-propelled combine
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is produced
- 1977: The first Axial-Flow rotary combine is produced
- 1985: Case and IH merge, creating Case IH
- 1987: Case IH Purchases Steiger
- 1988: Case IH introduces the Magnum tractor – the first all-new machine to come from the combined engineering of International Harvester and Case.
- 1996: Steiger Quadtrac tractor is introduced.
- 2006: Case IH announces new on-board module builder technology for cotton harvesting. The Case IH Module Express 625 is the first commercial cotton picker with the ability to build modules while harvesting.
New Holland Agriculture milestones
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- For full history see New Holland Agriculture
- 1895: Abe Zimmerman produces a feed mill to help the Pennsylvania farming community
- 1903: New Holland Machine Company is founded by Abe Zimmerman in New Holland, Pennsylvania
- 1906: A Belgian mechanic, Leon Werkhuizen Leon Claeys
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, starts to build threshing machines and three years later builds his factory in Zedelgem, Belgium
- 1907: Ford comes out with a prototype of mass produced tractor; the Fordson Model F is actually produced 10 years later
- 1919: Fiat
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starts production of Model 702 tractor
- 1964: New Holland buys a major interest in Claeys
- 1975: Braud launches the first grape harvester, model 1020
- 1980s: Fiat acquires Braud
- 1986: Ford buys New Holland and forms Ford New Holland Inc.
- 1991: Fiat purchases 80 percent of Ford New Holland and New Holland brand becomes a global full liner producer
- 2001: New Holland introduces the CX combine series
- 2006: New Holland celebrates 100 years of its Zedelgem plant
- 2007: New Holland sponsors Turin
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's Juventus football club
- 2009: New Holland introduces its Hydrogen-powered tractor NH2 and the Energy Independent Farm concept
New Holland Construction milestones
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- For full history see New Holland Construction
New Holland is a global full liner manufacturer of construction machinery.The company was founded in 1895 in New Holland, Pennsylvania; in 2005 New Holland Construction Brand was created with a global full-liner product offering...
- 1931: Fiat Trattori
Fiat Trattori S.p.A. is a Fiat group company founded in 1919. Fiat Trattori was a constructor of agricultural equipment, and tractors in particular. Over its decades of history it established itself as Italy’s leading constructor and one of the biggest in Europe; in 1991 it took over Ford New...
builds the first tractor with crawler tracks
- 1947: First hydraulic excavators are built in Turin by Bruneri, which will join the company in 1970
- 1966: Ford, which will become part of the company, builds its first backhoe loader
- 1972: First New Holland skid-steer loader is produced
- 1974: Fiat and Allis-Chalmers merge, creating FiatAllis
- 2002: A global alliance with Kobelco
Kobelco Construction Machinery America, LLC. is a manufacturer of excavators based in Calhoun, Georgia, United States, and is subsidiary of CNH Global....
is signed to bring Kobelco’s 40-year expertise in crawler excavator design
- 2005: New Holland Construction is launched as a global full-line brand
- 2007: New Holland Construction produces the 200,000th skid steer loader, 35 years after its first one came off the line
- 2008: New Holland Construction launches the E215B crawler excavator with a new low emissions engine
CNH milestones
1999: CNH was created in November 1999 through the business merger of
Case CorporationCase Corporation was a manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. In 1999 it merged with New Holland to form CNH Global, a Fiat Group division...
and New Holland N.V.
2000: CNH Global acquires all of the shares of Flexi-Coil Ltd., a Canadian agricultural equipment manufacturer based in
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, Saskatchewan. The acquisition completes a previous agreement between New Holland and Flexi-Coil to purchase a majority stake in the company over time. New Holland initially purchased 35 percent of Flexi-Coil in December of 1997. Flexi-Coil, which makes air seeding systems and tillage equipment, had net sales of approximately $67 million in 1999.
2000: Paolo Monferino appointed
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&
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of CNH Global N.V.
2001: CNH Global, Kobe Steel Ltd., and Kobelco Construction Machinery reach an agreement to form a global alliance for the marketing, development and production of crawler excavators worldwide. The alliance with Kobelco includes also distribution of CNH construction equipment in
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and the Asia Pacific region.
2002: CNH Global N.V. and
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(BPLG), the leasing arm of BNP PARIBAS, agree to a long term retail financing partnership across
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. All the brands and commercial activities of CNH are covered, including Fiat-Kobelco.
2002: CNH Global N.V. creates Fiat Kobelco Construction Machinery S.p.A. (Fiat Kobelco). CNH owns 75% of the new entity, Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. (Japan) holds a 20% interest and Sumitomo Corporation maintains its 5% stake.
2005: In Europe and Latin America, CNH rationalizes non-Case construction equipment brand families into one brand, New Holland Construction.
2005: CNH Board elects Harold Boyanovsky as President & Chief Executive Officer of CNH Global N.V.
2006:
Sergio MarchionneSergio Marchionne is an international manager best known for his turnaround of the Italian automotive group Fiat and, more recently, for managing the US automotive group Chrysler from bankruptcy to profitability...
is appointed Chairman of the Board of CNH Global N.V.
2007:
Case Construction EquipmentCase Corporation was a manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. In 1999 it merged with New Holland to form CNH Global, a Fiat Group division...
and
Hyundai Heavy IndustriesHyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is the world's largest shipbuilding company, headquartered in Ulsan, South Korea. The company is a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group...
form a strategic alliance to produce a selected wheel loader size.
April 2010: Fiat announces that CNH, Iveco and Fiat Powertrain Industrial & Marine will be separated from the auto business and listed in Milan stock exchange as
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. The separation is completed at the end of 2010.
May 2010: CNH and KAMAZ finalize strategic alliance for the production and commercialization of agricultural and construction machinery in Russia
January 1, 2011: CNH becomes part of Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
Management
The board of directors of CNH currently has 10 members: Harold D. Boyanovsky, Edward A. Hiler, Lèo W. Houle, Rolf M. Jeker, Peter Kalantzis, John Lanaway, Kenneth Lipper, Sergio Marchionne, Paolo Monferino and Jaques Theurrilat.
Chairman
Sergio Marchionne was appointed
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of Fiat S.p.A. in June 2004 (where he has served as a Board member since 2003), of Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. in February 2005 and of
Chrysler Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
Group LLC in June 2009. Mr. Marchionne was appointed Chairman of CNH Global N.V. in April 2006 and of
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in July 2010. In January 2006 he was also elected Chairman of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). In 2006, he was nominated to be a "Cavaliere del Lavoro" by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. In March 2006, he was appointed Chairman of CNH.
President and CEO
Harold Boyanovsky began his career in 1966 by filling various field sales and marketing positions at International Harvester. He joined J.I. Case in 1985 where he held different positions until November 1999, when he was appointed President Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Products at CNH. In September 2002, he was appointed President Construction Equipment Business. On March 1, 2005, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of CNH.
Worldwide presence and production plants
CNH has a network of more than 11,300
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s and distributors spread across approximately 170 countries worldwide. Dealers are independent and not owned by CNH, with the exception of 12 dealerships in North America and
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CNH's manufacturing base includes 40 facilities in Europe,
Latin AmericaLatin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
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North AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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AsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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North America:
- Queretaro
Querétaro officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro....
(MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) - Tractors, components
- Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
(CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) - Planting and seeding equipment, components; R&D center
- Benson
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,376 people, 1,451 households, and 880 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,360.5 people per square mile . There were 1,566 housing units at an average density of 631.1 per square mile...
, MN (USA) - Agicultural sprayers, cotton pickers/packagers, floaters
- Burlington
Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,663 in the 2010 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in the 2000 census. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area including West Burlington, Iowa and Middletown, Iowa and...
, IA (USA) - Backhoe loaders, fork lift trucks
- Calhoun
Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on February 20, 1854. As of 2000, the population was 6,320. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 6,098...
, GA (USA) - Crawler excavators,dozers
- Dublin, GA (USA) - Compact tractors
- Fargo
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
, ND (USA) - Tractors, wheel loaders
- Goodfield, IL (USA) - Soil management
- Grand Island
-Places:In Canada:*Grand Island in Balsam Lake In the Falkland Islands:* Grand Jason Island, sometimes known as "Grand Island"In the United States:*Grand Island, California, community in Colusa County...
, NE (USA) - Combines, windrowers
- New Holland
New Holland is a borough in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 5,092 at the 2000 census. New Holland was settled in 1728 by John Michael and John Phillip Ranc . Before it became known as New Holland, it had been called Hog Swamp, Earltown and New Design...
, PA (USA) - Hay and forage equipment; R&D center
- Racine, WI (USA) - Tractor assembly, transmissions
- Wichita
Wichita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,234...
, KS (USA) - Skid-steer, track loaders
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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- Modena – Components, R&D center
- Imola - Backhoe loaders; R&D center
- Jesi - Tractors
- Lecce - Midi wheeled, excavators, telehandlers, dozers, wheel loaders; R&D center
- San Mauro - Crawler excavators, wheeled excavators
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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- Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
- Crawler excavators, tractor loader backhoes, crawler dozers, wheel loaders, graders; R&D center
- Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
- Tractors, combines; R&D center
- Piracicaba
Piracicaba is a city located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The population in 2009 was 368,843 in an area of 1,369.511 km², at an elevation of 547 m above sea level.-Name:...
- Sugar cane harvesters, coffee harvesters, planters and sprayers
- Sorocaba
Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...
- )- Agricultural and construction equipment
FranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- Coex - Grape harvesters; R&D center
- Croix – Components
- Tracy-Le-Mont - Components
BelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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- Antwerp – Components
- Zedelgem - Combine harvesters, hay and forage; R&D center
Other European countries:
- St. Valentin (Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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- Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) – Graders; R&D center
- Plock
Płock is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river. According to the data provided by GUS on 30 June 2009 there were 126,675 inhabitants. It is located in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of the Płock Voivodeship . It now is a capital of a Powiat at the extreme...
(PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) – Combines, balers, components
- Basildon
Basildon is a town located in the Basildon District of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of Central London and south of the county town of Chelmsford...
(UK) – Tractors, components
AsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Middle eastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
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- Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
(ChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
) - Tractors, R&D center (Joint-venture)
- Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
(China) - Ag equipment
- New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
(IndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) - Tractors, R&D center
- Pithampur
Pithampur is a town in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Governed by Nagar Nigam, it is a well-known industrial estate referred to as the 'Detroit of India'...
(India) - Compactors and TLB (Joint-venture)
- Dera Ghazi Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately in extent....
(PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
) – Tractors (Joint-venture)
- Naberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It serves as the administrative center of Tukayevsky District, although it is not...
(RussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) - Tractors, combines, Ce equipment (Joint-venture)
- Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
(TurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) - Tractors, R&D center (Joint-venture)
- Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
(UzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
) - Tractors and cotton pickers (Joint-venture)
Financial Information (in accordance with U.S. GAAP)
As of December 31, 2010, net sales amount to approximately $ 14,474 billion.
In 2010, CNH sales of agricultural equipment represented 73% of the net sales and sales of construction equipment represented 18% of the net sales.
In the same period, 41% of the net sales of equipment were generated in North America, 23% in Western Europe, 19% in Latin America and 17% in the Rest of World.
Awards and recognitions
CNH Brands have received many awards and recognitions throughout the years.
In 2009/2010, CNH Brands were awarded with:
- Tractor of the Year 2010 for New Holland Agriculture T7070 Auto Command tractor
- Machine of the Year 2010 at Agritechnica for New Holland Agriculture T7070 Auto Command tractor
- Golden Tractor for the Design 2010 at Agritechnica for New Holland Agriculture T7070 Auto Command tractor
- Gold Medal for Technical Innovation at Agritechnica for Intellifill system on New Holland Agriculture FR9000 Forage Harvester
- Silver medal for Technical innovation at Agritechnica for the Opti-Fan System on New Holland Agriculture CSX7000 Combine
- Silver medal for technical innovation at Agritechnica for ABS Supersteer system on T7000 Tractor series
- 2 Good Design Awards in 2009 for New Holland Agriculture Boomer 8N tractor and SideWinder II armrest for T7000 series
- Machine of the Year 2010 at Agritechnica for Case IH Puma CVX 225 tractor
- 10 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) AE50 award in for New Holland Agriculture and Case IH products
- Top 100 Products list 2009 of Construction Equipment magazine for New Holland Construction Backhoe B Series
- Top 20 Rollouts 2009 of Better Roads magazine for Case 650L Crawler Dozer
- Rental Equipment Register Innovative Product Award for joystick steering for Case E Series wheel loaders
- Top 100 Products list 2009 of Construction Equipment magazine for joystick steering for Case E Series wheel loaders
- Excellence in Equipment Engineering 2010 in Germany, Diesel Progress magazine for Case Construction Equipment 590 Super M+ Series 3 loader/backhoe
- Gold Outdoor Mega Booth by EstanDesign 2010 sponsored every year by the group Feira&Cia for Case's booth at M&T Expo in Latin America
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CaseCase Corporation was a manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. In 1999 it merged with New Holland to form CNH Global, a Fiat Group division...
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Case IHCase IH is an American mechanical company, one of the world’s largest brands of agricultural equipment. With headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, it has a network of more than 4,000 dealers and distributors that operates in more than 160 countries...
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New Holland ConstructionNew Holland is a global full liner manufacturer of construction machinery.The company was founded in 1895 in New Holland, Pennsylvania; in 2005 New Holland Construction Brand was created with a global full-liner product offering...
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SteyrSteyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....
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