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Cat and Wacker Neuson in 20 year mini digger deal
Wacker Neuson and Caterpillar have signed an agreement which sees the Austrian company developing and building mini excavators up to 3t exclusively for Caterpillar. The 20 year agreement will see a new range of excavators designed and built to Caterpillar's specifications at Wacker Neuson's plant in Linz by mid 2011.
Currently Cat has three models of 3t and below but the new range will consist of up to seven machines, starting from 800kg, and will be clearly differentiated from comparable Wacker Neuson models (pictured). The machines will be exported to Cat's dealers world wide with the exception of Japan.
The move could double mini digger output at the Linz plant and will bring savings through economies of scale in the manufacturing and development process.
Wacker Neuson and Caterpillar have signed an agreement which sees the Austrian company developing and building mini excavators up to 3t exclusively for Caterpillar. The 20 year agreement will see a new range of excavators designed and built to Caterpillar's specifications at Wacker Neuson's plant in Linz by mid 2011.
Currently Cat has three models of 3t and below but the new range will consist of up to seven machines, starting from 800kg, and will be clearly differentiated from comparable Wacker Neuson models (pictured). The machines will be exported to Cat's dealers world wide with the exception of Japan.
The move could double mini digger output at the Linz plant and will bring savings through economies of scale in the manufacturing and development process.