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2025 forecast: machine markets rebalance as headwinds bite
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While underlying reasons vary, global regions are facing a readjustment in machine sale volumes.
2025 forecasts show mixed trends: stalls and declines amid growing electrification
Forecasts reveal declines in equipment markets, growth in electrification, and challenges from regulatory and economic uncertainties.
Trendlines: Get on with it!
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Equipment sales suffer as central banks around the world are too slow in cutting interest rates.
What the recent Fed rate cuts mean for manufacturing
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Because inflation is expected to increase next year, manufacturers were told they should borrow now to invest in efficiencies.
What can construction equipment OEMs expect in 2024?
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A look at three concerns for equipment manufacturers going into the New Year
Forecast 2023: Gen-set production mixed in ‘23
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After a solid first half, several factors could bring a softening of demand
Trendlines: Backhoes - Down But Not Out
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Although no longer one of the best-selling construction machines, backhoe loaders have regained lost ground