Chairman and CEO Scott Wine will leave Polaris to assume the CEO role at CNH Industrial. Wine will remain in his current role at Polaris through the end of the year as the Board executes its succession plans.

Under the ‘Transform 2 Win’ strategy, CNH Industrial will reduce operating costs and increase the efficiency of its asset base through targeted restructuring actions and other charges condensed into an efficiency program and certain other initiatives including the 80/20 simplification process, initiated in Q4 2018.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected Brett Davis, Brand Leader, New Holland North America of CNH Industrial LLC, to the AEM Ag Sector Board.

Davis will be replacing Bret Lieberman. Davis has had a 23-year career with CNH Industrial in a variety of management roles.

Hubertus Mühlhäuser brings extensive leadership experience at multinational industrial companies, a deep knowledge of the agriculture and construction sectors as well as strategic expertise.

On Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, Judge Daniel Hovland, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, granted the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers’ request for Preliminary Injunctive relief, which restricts the application of SB 2289 until the case can be fully litigated.

Operating profit was up 34% compared with the third quarter of 2016. Operating margin increased to 7.8% as a result of the favorable volume and product mix, according to the company.

According to published reports, a federal judge has ruled that the state of North Dakota cannot enforce “or institute an action for any alleged violation” of a new law designed to protect farm equipment dealers.