CAT and ClAAS

[mac]

Caterpillar and ClAAS agreed to a joint venture. In this agreement, Caterpillar will

[SilverTurnedGreen]

I was talking to a Claas Amereica rep at the farm show, and he mentioned that it would not surprise him at all if CAT eventually marketed the complete Claas line of hay tools and forage products in the future. He also indicated that CAT is now in pursuit of a full line of wheeled farm tractors to co-market or manufacture under license. It seems that CAT is determined to become a "full-line" company, and they definitely have deep pockets to do it.

[todow]

Telehandlers are now also been shared with Cat and Claas. Deal was just made. This is addition to the telehandlers cat already makes.It is only a matter of time before Cat markets all Claas Ag products in North America. The Claas name will be used in europe.