Updated forecasts point to growth

Off-Highway Research has completed the mid-year updates of its Chinese, Indian and International Database Services, which include sales forecasts to 2021 by country, product and manufacturer. Analysis of these figures is available in the newly published M


Improvement for Italian compaction equipment sales

There was a sharp uptick in the Italian market for ride-on compaction equipment last year with sales breaking the 300-unit mark for the first time in five years.


Swiss market to cool following record high

Demand to hold steady around 4,300 machines per year, rather than climbing back to the unprecedented peaks of 2013 and 2014.


Export focus needed for Chinese grader industry

Motor grader sales in China are set to enjoy a second successive year of growth this year, but the long-term health of the sector will hang on manufacturers' ability to export, rather than the strength of the domestic market.


Continued popularity for backhoe loaders in India

Sales in 2016 reached almost 30,000 units, and investment in infrastructure is expected to drive volumes higher over the next five years.


Global emissions compliance to rise

Diesel engines meeting Tier 2 standards or less to be all but phased-out by 2023 in non-road mobile machinery as legislation around the world mandates lower and lower emissions.


Infrastructure spending to drive UK compaction equipment sales

Infrastructure spending is expected to drive growth in demand for compaction equipment in the UK over the next five years. This is expected to see sales of ride-on equipment rise more than 25 per cent by 2021, compared to the demand which was seen in 2016


Limited prospects for wheeled loaders in China

Once the mainstay of the industry, a high population of machines and the switch to excavators in many applications mean growth in the wheeled loader segment will under-perform the overall recovery in China.


Start of research for four major Multi-Client Studies

Reports will cover the construction equipment industries in Poland and South Korea, the global hydraulic excavator industry and the Chinese powered access sector.


French mini excavator market finds strength and stability

Sales of mini excavators in France last year hit the highest levels since the global financial crisis. This buoyancy is expected to be maintained for the next five years, according to a new report from Off-Highway Research. However, the pre-crisis high of