Articles by Chris Sleight

Trendlines: Get on with it!
Published on: October 16, 2024
Equipment sales suffer as central banks around the world are too slow in cutting interest rates.
Trendlines: Dump truck developments
Published on: September 04, 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
Published on: July 01, 2024
Global sales of electric machines remain very low
Trendlines: Prolonged trough for China may be felt far and wide
Published on: June 23, 2024
Chinese equipment industry is in midst of another painful, prolonged trough but implications could be felt much further
Trendlines: Tractor sales still falling
Published on: May 30, 2024
It already looks certain that 2024 will be a third consecutive year of falling ag tractor sales
Vuelta a la normalidad en las ventas mundiales de equipos
Published on: April 01, 2024
Después de volúmenes excepcionales impulsados por estímulos durante la pandemia, las ventas mundiales de equipos de construcción volverán a niveles más sostenibles este año.
Retorno ao normal para vendas globais de equipamentos
Published on: March 28, 2024
Após volumes excepcionais impulsionados por estímulos durante a pandemia, as vendas globais de equipamentos de construção regressarão a níveis mais sustentáveis este ano.
Trendlines: Back to normal for global construction equipment sales
Published on: March 25, 2024
Global construction equipment segment is returning to a more natural and sustainable state
Trendlines: 2023 a peak year for construction equipment sales
Published on: February 28, 2024
A look at how the year’s unexpectedly buoyant construction market influenced equipment sales
Trendlines: 2023 proves a surprising year
Published on: January 23, 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?
Published on: December 04, 2023
Construction equipment sales in South America may be set to buck historical downward trend
LiuGong sells factory and relocates Dressta dozer production
Published on: October 05, 2023
China-based OEM acquired the Dressta dozer business and manufacturing plant in 2012
Forecast 2024: Still a soft landing for global construction equipment
Published on: September 28, 2023
OHR: Global slowdown will be a gentle one, and some markets continue to grow
Trendlines: China impact
Published on: September 27, 2023
Updated forecast shows further fall in global CE sales due to China downturn
Return to health for South American crane market
Published on: September 26, 2023
After a decade in the doldrums, mobile crane sales in South America are returning to more reasonable levels, thanks to a rebound in Brazil.
Trendlines: Motor grader momentum
Published on: August 08, 2023
A look at reasons behind the sales decline
Trendlines: What explains the surge in sales of mini excavators in North America?
Published on: June 12, 2023
Mini excavators have seen their popularity surge in North America. What has changed?
Trendlines: Soft landing for global CE?
Published on: May 10, 2023
Updates on construction equipment sales in Europe, North America and Asia
OHR forecasts soft landing for global construction equipment
Published on: May 01, 2023
North America proves the best performing of the major markets in 2022 with 8% sales growth
Trendlines: What’s next for construction equipment in North America?
Published on: April 24, 2023
Growth unlikely but construction equipment volumes will remain strong
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