Case Construction equipment timeline :1842: Case is founded :1912: Case manufactures a line of road-building equipment, including graders and compaction units :1957: Case Model 320 is launched - the first fully factory-integrated backhoe loader, designed and built as a unit rather than attachments to a farm tractor. :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. Three years later, in 2011, also Case engineer Elton Long, "father of the loader/backhoe," is inducted into the same Construction Equipment Hall of Fame for significant contributions to the construction industry. :2011: Case became the first construction equipment manufacturer to offer both selective catalytic reduction and cooled
exhaust gas recirculation, aimed at meeting U.S. and European emissions standards. :2012: Case celebrates its 170th year in business.
Case IH milestones :1842:
J.I. Case founds Racine Threshing Machine Works :1845:
Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr. patents the
McCormick reaper :1902: McCormick, Deering Harvester Company, Plano Manufacturing Company, Champion Line and Milwaukee Harvester Company merge to create International Harvester (IH) :1923:
Farmall, the "little red tractor", is introduced to the market :1942: Case first self-propelled combine is produced :1977: The first Axial-Flow rotary combine is produced :1985: Case and the agricultural division of International Harvester merge, creating Case IH :1987: Case IH Purchases Steiger :1988: Case IH introduces the Magnum tractor – the first new machine to come from the combined engineering of International Harvester and Case. :1996: Steiger Quadtrac tractor is introduced. :1996: Case IH enters the sugarcane harvester market after acquiring Australian manufacturer Austoft. :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. :2009: Case IH launches a new line of combines with six Axial-Flow models, including a Class IX 9120 model. :2010: Introduction of EfficientPower Puma, Puma CVX, Magnum and Steiger & QUADRAC models, designed for lower fuel consumption. :2012: New Holland celebrates 200,000th tractor made at its Indian plant at its manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, near New Delhi.
New Holland Construction milestones :1931:
FIAT Trattori 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 builds its first backhoe loader :1972: First New Holland skid-steer loader is produced :1974: FIAT and Allis-Chalmers merge, creating FiatAllis :1991: FIAT purchases 80 percent of Ford-New Holland :2002: A global alliance with
Kobelco is signed to bring Kobelco's 40-year expertise in crawler excavator design :2005: New Holland Construction is launched as a 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 engine designed for lower emissions :2011: New Holland announces its Tier 4 interim diesel-emissions solutions and launches the first compliant models.
CNH Global CNH Global NV was the holding company for the multinational manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment established on 12 November 1999, through the merger of
Case and
New Holland. Effective 29 September 2013, CNH Global N.V. and
FIAT Industrial S.p.A. were merged into CNH Industrial N.V. CNH's scope included integrated engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of equipment on five continents. CNH's operations were organized into three business segments: agricultural equipment, construction equipment and financial services. As of 31 December 2012, CNH manufactured its products in 37 facilities throughout the world and distributes its products in approximately 170 countries through approximately 11,500 full line dealers and distributors. Milestones include: :1999: CNH was created in November through the business merger of
Case Corporation and
New Holland N.V. :2000: CNH Global acquires all of the shares of Flexi-Coil Ltd., a Canadian agricultural equipment manufacturer based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Paolo Monferino is appointed
President &
Chief Executive Officer 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
Japan and the
Asia Pacific region. :2002: CNH Global entered its second joint venture in China. Shanghai New Holland Agricultural Machinery Corp. Ltd. was formed by an agreement between Shanghai Tractor, Internal Combustion Engine Corp.and CNH's New Holland brand of agricultural equipment. CNH Global N.V. creates FIAT Kobelco Construction Machinery S.p.A. (FIAT Kobelco) and agrees to a long term retail financing partnership across Europe with
BNP Paribas Lease Group (BPLG), the leasing arm of BNP PARIBAS :2005: In Europe and Latin America, CNH rationalizes non-Case construction equipment brand families into one brand, New Holland Construction. :2006:
Sergio Marchionne is appointed
Chairman of the Board of CNH Global N.V. :2007:
Case Construction Equipment and
Hyundai Heavy Industries form a strategic alliance to produce a selected wheel loader size. :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
FIAT Industrial CNH and KAMAZ finalize strategic alliance for the production and commercialization of agricultural and construction machinery in Russia. :2011: CNH becomes part of FIAT Industrial S.p.A. on 1 January. :2012: Richard Tobin is named
President and
CEO of CNH Global N.V.
FIAT Industrial FIAT Industrial S.p.A. was an Italian company into which
FIAT S.p.A. (parent company of FIAT Group)
demerged most of its activities not directly related to
automobiles at the start of 2011. FIAT Industrial served as a
holding company for the activities of
truck manufacturer
IVECO; an 89.3% stake in the
agricultural and
construction equipment producer
CNH Global; and FPT Industrial, which consists of the industrial and marine activities formerly part of
FIAT Powertrain Technologies. The company's Chairman was
Sergio Marchionne, who also served as CEO of
FIAT S.p.A. and Chairman/CEO of
Chrysler Group LLC, now merged as
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles. On 1 January 2011, each existing share of FIAT S.p.A. was converted into one FIAT share and one FIAT Industrial share. This resulted in
Exor (the holding company controlled by the
Agnelli family), the largest shareholder of FIAT with a stake of around 30%, holding an equivalent stake in FIAT Industrial. Exor has however raised the possibility of the future sale of some of its stake. In September 2011, the company entered the DJSI World and Europe indexes as leader in the Industrial Engineering sector. On 29 September 2013,
CNH Global N.V. and FIAT Industrial S.p.A. were merged into CNH Industrial N.V., a company incorporated in the Netherlands. FIAT Industrial shareholders received one CNH Industrial common share for every FIAT Industrial share held and CNH Global shareholders received 3.828 CNH Industrial common shares for every CNH Global common share held. CNH Industrial N.V. was subsequently listed on both the NYSE and the Milan stock exchange (Mercato Telematico Azionario. For additional information, see CNH Industrial N.V.
CNH Industrial :2013: CNH merges with parent company FIAT Industrial S.p.A., forming the new CNH Industrial N.V., on 30 September. :2014: the company entered into a new licensing agreement with
Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery and completed acquisition of Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. :2016: CNH Industrial acquired Kongskilde Agriculture and entered exclusive mini-excavator alliance with
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