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CNH Global NV the holding company for the Italian public multinational manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, established on November 12, 1999, through the merger of Case and New Holland. Effective 29 September 2013, CNH Global N.V. and Fiat Industrial S.p.A. were merged into CNH Industrial N.V.
CNH's scope included integrated engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of equipment on five continents. CNH's operations were organized into three business segments: agricultural equipment, construction equipment and financial services.
As of December 31, 2012, CNH manufactured its products in 37 facilities throughout the world and distributes its products in approximately 170 countries through approximately 11,500 full line dealers and distributors.[1]
CNH products are marketed globally through two brand families, Case and New Holland. Case IH (along with Steyr in Europe) and New Holland made up the agricultural brand family. Case and New Holland Construction made up the construction equipment brand family.[2]
In agricultural equipment, CNH was a manufacturer of agricultural tractors and combines, including hay and forage equipment and specialty harvesting equipment.
Case IH manufactures agricultural tractors, balers, coffee harvesters, combines, cotton pickers, planters, sugar cane harvesters, and tillage equipment, sold through a global network of dealers.[3]
New Holland Agriculture manufactures agricultural tractors, balers, combines, forage harvesters, grape harvesters, hay tools, material handlers, planters, seeders, sprayers, tillage equipment and groundscare. New Holland has manufacturing facilities and offices in several countries and an international distribution network.[4]
Steyr is an Austrian manufacturer of tractors for the agricultural, forestry and municipal sectors.[5]
In construction equipment, CNH manufactured backhoe loaders and skid-steer loaders in North America, and crawler excavators in Western Europe.
Case Construction Equipment offers construction equipment, including backhoe loaders, articulated trucks, crawler and wheeled excavators (including compact), telehandlers, motor graders, wheel loaders (including compact), vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, compact track loaders, tractor loaders and rough-terrain forklifts.[6]
New Holland Construction manufactures construction equipment including crawler and wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes loaders, skid steer loaders, dozers, telehandlers, mini-wheel loaders compact track loaders, mini and midi excavators and graders.[4]
CNH offered financial services under the brand name CNH Capital. CNH Capital offered financial products and services to dealers and customers in North America, Australia, Brazil and Western Europe. The principal products offered were retail financing for the purchase or lease of new and used CNH equipment and wholesale financing to its dealers. Wholesale financing consisted primarily of floor plan financing and allowed dealers to purchase and maintain a representative inventory of products.[7] The retail financing was offered in North America, Brazil, Australia and Europe through wholly owned subsidiaries and in Western Europe through the joint venture with BNP Paribas Lease Group.[8]
CNH brands provided after-sales parts, service and support to their customers, both at the dealerships and in the field. Parts support was offered for items in their current product lines and past products, up to 20 years. Parts distribution was operated through parts depots present on all five continents.[9]
CNH had a network of more than 11,500 dealers and distributors spread across approximately 170 countries worldwide. Dealers are independent and not owned by CNH, with the exception of 12 dealerships in North America and Europe.[30] CNH's manufacturing base included 37 facilities in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia.[31]
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