The letter requests Treasury issue guidance to confirm that off-road mobile machinery—such as electric bulldozers, excavators, sprayers, and forklifts—qualifies for the tax credit.
It is my opinion the Volume Bonus/Discount is the still the root cause for the ripped up deal, for all the reasons I already mentioned in my first response. Mr. Johnson is correct, it didn’t just start at the AHW-Lieb Ripped Up Deal, but it has been behind the scenes.
Having a good understanding of the current value of your dealership is more critical than ever. Dealers have been facing a tsunami of factors impacting their business and its growth — dealer market consolidation, manufacturer price increases, changing interest rates and commodity pricing, to name a few.
According to Robb Vanderloop, co-owner and CFO of Vanderloop Equipment (VE), the biggest challenge the 3-store dealership faces in terms of relationships with manufacturers is keeping all the manufacturers happy.
Used equipment pricing is continuing on its downward trend. According to the latest Dealer Sentiments Report, dealers reported used equipment pricing was down 2% year-over-year in August.
Speaking at World Dairy Expo on Oct. 4, in Madison, Wis., Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said USDA is expecting 2024 to be the third-highest export year for dairy products.
A few days ago my wife emailed me a link to Farm Equipment’s guest blog penned by Duane Scholten from Scholten’s Equipment. She knows I’m not afraid to cast an opinion … especially related to the farm equipment industry. Even though I don’t believe I’ve met Duane, based on his column and bio it seems we have a few things in common. Where we differ in opinions is in the title of his op-ed: “Root Cause of the ‘Ripped Up Deal' – Volume Discounts.”
Today the top 100 dealers all have 10 stores or more! The top 20 dealers average 36 stores each and average 1,500 employees each! Who do you think waves the big stick at dealer meetings today? Sometimes I wonder about anti-trust/monopoly implications.
At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Colin Rush, Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Bourgault Industries, details the Canadian manufacturer's newly announced partnership with CNH.
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