CaseIH Going Away?

That would be a crazy move - way to many DIEHARD RED fans in the AG world ; but you never know i guess , I personally dont think that will happen

Edited by DougG - 13 Nov 2011 at 11:31pm

Sounds stupid to me--------but then CNH is owned by Fiat.  They (like the Germans) never understood the American market.

Kgood, usually I would agree with your comment, but in the case of Fiat I would say you were wwrong. I was involved with New Holland when they bought it from Ford, and they poured alot of money and research into the brand that Ford had neglected. THey brought to life the Genesis, which was top notch, far better than anything on the market at that time, the gemini, which too was world class, they rebuilt the skid steers, back hoes, combines, Versatiles etc etc and made them all some of the very best machinery. They also poured alot of Cash into the CaseIH brand and saved it from the brink of being gone forever. CaseIH was on its last leg finacially, there were no buyers, and no more money when Fiat through New Holland na came in and bought them, which saved there a**. Now they swooped in to save Chrysler from the same fate, since control was given to Fiat, and there 53.8% ownership chrysler is back on track to profit, and usually once Fiat takes it, they keep it forever. Fiat is a HUGE co, you can buy shares in CNHna, you can buy shares in other co Fiat owns but you cant buy Fiat, its private. If America , and its companies would pull its head out of its A** , american companies rather than swiming in debt trying to please stock holders would be back on track to building stable untouchable companies like fiat has.

You are correct about the Fiat Allis deal, that wasnt a real positive, but back than they tried to push the foreign design into the american maket, same thing they did with the Hesston tractor (a rebadged Fiat). But it seems like Fiat learned its lesson on that subject, where most of the foreign companies that do come here still use that heavy handed approach of forcing there will, but I wonder just how much bullying the american companies do when they buy into the foreign market.

I hear you KC Grain.  A public company cannot think long term.  Their horizon often extends only to the next month end or the next quarter end.

maybe Titan machinery will buy out Case/IH!

The first minute of this should end the confusion!

guys i cant knock fiat, i have a 1970 model fiat oliver 2wd 1355, with well over 10000 hrs on it and it has served extremely well the only expense in 41 years has been a clutch replacement and thrust washers in the front end, and i is still running well

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