They are now back to being fully owned by the men who built the company. Their website does detail some of their history. They used Caterpillar engines- which were Perkins. Most people (PARTICULARLY the blind brand loyalists) don't understand that NONE of the big names make their own small hp machines. Not Cat, not JD, case, MF, Terex, Kubota...... They are white labeled and built by smaller companies- rather, Japan. China, Viet Nam. Thailand.