CNH Global

Thanks, Ben RI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNH_Global

In September of 1985, Ford announced that it had bought NewHolland from Sperry Rand, and thus formed Ford NewHolland.

I believe in 1986, Tennco went buying again; this time acquiring Steiger, and merging it into Case IH.

1987 saw Ford NewHolland acquire Versatile and merge it into Ford NewHolland.

In mid-late 1991 an announcement was made that Fiat would acquire 80 % of Ford NewHolland with an option to buy the remaining 20% within 4 years, which they did. In 1994 they merged Ford NewHolland with Fiat Geotech and renamed the conglomorate NewHolland Geotech.
The made several other acquisitions around the world throughout the 90's as well.

In mid 1999 the announcement was made that Tennco would sell their share of Case International (something like 71%) to Fiat who then merged it with NewHolland. Thus began Case NewHolland Global...

For what it's worth, most of my parts have been coming in CNH bags and boxes for several years now... Probably 7 or 8 years.
It's such a novelty now to get an old box with blue, white and black now and the old Blue Oval. Ya just knows that one's been sitting on the shelf over 20 years....

Rod

The '80s were a tough time for ag companies.

--->Paul

Rod

Too many consolidations to keep track of. I won't say a word about Agco.... ;)

--->Paul

It is getting worse. Now the Winchester Factory that built the 94 and 70 model rifles is gone, and all Winchesters are made in Belgium or Japan. Don't even make 94. 70 or 1300 shotguns anymore.

I don't understand why we can't build anything here anymore.

It strikes me as odd that western Europe has been able to maintain much of it's manufacturing sector in spite of having much more stringent labor laws than we've traditionally had here. Mabey THEY figured out something that we haven't? I don't want to hear that it's all subsidies and tariffs either...

Rod

Why do union folks think they are entitled to top pay, free medical coverage, a big pension, on and on, and still have enough nerve to strike over something reletively small, that other folks such as my wife and millions more have to pay for out of their 9 bucks an hour.

Just because I work for you why would you be responsible to pay me until I die. All that has to paid for somehow.

Reagan was right when he fired all the air traffic controllers, and that is exactly what I would do to those writers who are stiking now. If I had a job with top pay, and benefits, and then quit working because I wanted another dollar, I would deserve to be fired, and would expect it.

They were well meaning in the beginning, but like everything else it got out of hand.

Then we wonder why the jobs and manufacturing have left this country. Unions finished off IH, along with many other companies.

I agree the corporations are greedy. Just look at the oil companies. The depression that is coming will help sort and balance things out again.

I admitted unions are good for the lucky few who are in them, and have managed to keep a job, but damn sure have made it hard on everyone else.

I worked with a guy in the early 80's that had made 26 dollars per hour for Rockwell. When they closed he worked on the line with me making roof support bolts for coal mines. Starting pay was 5.35 per hour, and he was glad to get it after being out of work for 8 months. Said he had to change his habits, but it beat starving.