Articles by Chris Sleight

Trendlines: North America’s contradictory construction equipment sales
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Published on: 06 March 2025
The North American construction industry is in a pretty good place, so why are construction equipment sales falling?
Trendlines: India bucks the trend
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Published on: 06 February 2025
Almost every construction equipment market in the world fell last year, but India was a notable exception.
2025 forecast: machine markets rebalance as headwinds bite
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Published on: 22 December 2024
While underlying reasons vary, global regions are facing a readjustment in machine sale volumes.
Trendlines: rental dominance in North America
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Published on: 14 November 2024
The size and level of consolidation in the North American rental industry is unrivaled elsewhere in the world.
Trendlines: Get on with it!
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Published on: 16 October 2024
Equipment sales suffer as central banks around the world are too slow in cutting interest rates.
Trendlines: Dump truck developments
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Published on: 04 September 2024
Dump trucks are proving to be a fluid sector, with several key changes in buying patterns and machine choices.
Trendlines: China bright for electrics but not North America
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Published on: 01 July 2024
Global sales of electric machines remain very low
Trendlines: Prolonged trough for China may be felt far and wide
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Published on: 23 June 2024
Chinese equipment industry is in midst of another painful, prolonged trough but implications could be felt much further
Trendlines: Tractor sales still falling
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Published on: 30 May 2024
It already looks certain that 2024 will be a third consecutive year of falling ag tractor sales
Trendlines: Back to normal for global construction equipment sales
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Published on: 25 March 2024
Global construction equipment segment is returning to a more natural and sustainable state
Trendlines: 2023 a peak year for construction equipment sales
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Published on: 28 February 2024
A look at how the year’s unexpectedly buoyant construction market influenced equipment sales
Trendlines: 2023 proves a surprising year
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Published on: 23 January 2024
Construction markets in 2023 were better than expected. Why was this and what’s in store for 2024?
Trendlines: Will it be different this time for South America?
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Published on: 04 December 2023
Construction equipment sales in South America may be set to buck historical downward trend
LiuGong sells factory and relocates Dressta dozer production
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Published on: 05 October 2023
China-based OEM acquired the Dressta dozer business and manufacturing plant in 2012
Forecast 2024: Still a soft landing for global construction equipment
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Published on: 28 September 2023
OHR: Global slowdown will be a gentle one, and some markets continue to grow
Trendlines: China impact
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Published on: 27 September 2023
Updated forecast shows further fall in global CE sales due to China downturn
Trendlines: Motor grader momentum
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Published on: 08 August 2023
A look at reasons behind the sales decline
Trendlines: What explains the surge in sales of mini excavators in North America?
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Published on: 12 June 2023
Mini excavators have seen their popularity surge in North America. What has changed?
Trendlines: Soft landing for global CE?
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Published on: 10 May 2023
Updates on construction equipment sales in Europe, North America and Asia
OHR forecasts soft landing for global construction equipment
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Published on: 01 May 2023
North America proves the best performing of the major markets in 2022 with 8% sales growth
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