CEwriter
Senior Member
Forbes’ story, The Battle for China’s Construction-Machinery Market , accurately points out the strength of Chinese manufacturers of wheel loaders in their own country, but I think stretches credibility when it suggests Chinese makers are likely to claim the domestic excavator market as well.
Chinese market share is important to all equipment buyers because the Asian giant rivals North America as the world’s largest construction-equipment consumer. Inevitably, an equipment maker’s success in China will influence how much that maker can spend on research and development and support programs.
Here's why Chinese makers dominate domestic wheel-loader manufacture, but offshore competitors such as Komatsu, Caterpillar, Doosan, Hitachi, John Deere, and others are likely to kick butt in excavators, and possibly take some loader market share in China.
All the best,
Larry
Chinese market share is important to all equipment buyers because the Asian giant rivals North America as the world’s largest construction-equipment consumer. Inevitably, an equipment maker’s success in China will influence how much that maker can spend on research and development and support programs.
Here's why Chinese makers dominate domestic wheel-loader manufacture, but offshore competitors such as Komatsu, Caterpillar, Doosan, Hitachi, John Deere, and others are likely to kick butt in excavators, and possibly take some loader market share in China.
All the best,
Larry