Overall, net sales for the first 6 months of 2019 were approximately $4.4 billion, a decrease of approximately 2.8% compared to the same period in 2018.
Off-road vehicles and snowmobile segment sales, including PG&A (parts, garments and accessories), were up 6% over the second quarter of 2018 driven by increased average selling prices, particularly in side-by-sides and growth in PG&A.
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However, the segment did not see the year-over-year improvement that tractor manufacturers earned in the 2019 Equipment Dealers Assn.’s Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey.
The 2019 Equipment Dealers Assn. (EDA)’s Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey shows OPE manufacturers again ranking highest of all the manufacturing categories.
U.S. sales of tractors under 40 horsepower were down 2.6% in June compared with June of 2018 and sales of tractors 40-100 horsepower were down 4.8%, according to the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers.
The current figures project slightly less growth than what was projected in February. However, similar steady growth is forecast, outpacing the overall economy.
From May 2018 to April 2019, an average of 36.20 inches of precipitation fell across the lower 48 states, 6.25 inches above the 20th century mean. In fact, it was the nation’s wettest 12-month period on record, regardless of which months are chosen.
Under-40 horsepower tractor sales in the U.S. experienced a small .7% growth, and 40-100 horsepower tractor sales grew 2.9%. In Canada, under-40 horsepower and 100-plus-horsepower 2-wheel-drive tractors were the only categories that experienced growth.
Lessiter Media editors visited RhinoAG in Gibson City, IL to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the production processes and attention to detail that have contributed to their longevity as they celebrate their 90th anniversary in 2024.
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