WASHINGTON, DC -- 10/24/09 --
Case IH, a leading brand in Case New
Holland's (CNH) agricultural equipment business and part of the Fiat Group,
today received a delegation of senior Chinese officials at its Case IH
plant in Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
The delegation included Mr. Gao Hong Bin, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Mr.
Li Weiguo, Director General of the Department of State Farms, Mr. Xie
Jianmin, Deputy Director General of the Department of International
Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Mr. Sui Fengfu, Director
General of the General Bureau of State Farms in Heilongjiang Province.
Randy Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Case IH, welcoming
the delegation, said: "We are delighted to host such senior officials from
the Chinese agriculture sector and to present them the most technologically
advanced farming equipment from Case IH."
The Chinese delegation received a guided tour of the Racine plant and
Training Center, as well as a program of farm visits to better understand
Case IH's machines, technologies, and general agricultural best practices.
This visit forms part of the ongoing cooperation between Case IH and the
Chinese State Farms. Within this framework, Case IH recently completed the
delivery of over 100 agricultural machines, including Steiger and Magnum
tractors, sprayers, Axial Flow combines, cotton pickers, sugar cane
harvesters and other equipment, to various Chinese State Farms in the
Heilongjiang, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Guangdong Provinces.
Over the course of the last year, Case IH became the market leader for
imported agricultural machinery in the Chinese market. The brand's
operations in the country draws on the local support of the Harbin, Urumuqi
and Shanghai facilities and leverages its global resources and
organization.
"Our longstanding partnership with China's State Farms dates to 1980 when
we supplied the first Case IH Axial Flow combines to State Farms. Today,
with this visit, we expect to further strengthen our cooperation with our
Chinese counterparts in order to provide the best products and services,"
said Franco Fusignani, Head of CNH International.
Case IH -- Case IH is the professionals' choice, drawing on more than 160
years of heritage and experience in the agricultural industry. A powerful
range of tractors, combines and balers supported by a global network of
highly professional dealers dedicated to providing our customers with the
superior support and performance solutions to be productive and effective
in the 21st century. More information on Case IH products and services can
be found online at www.caseih.com. Case IH is a brand of CNH (NYSE: CNH), a
majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat Group (MI: FIA).
CNH -- Case New Holland (CNH) is a world leader in the agricultural and
construction equipment businesses. Supported by about 11,300 dealers in 170
countries, CNH brings together the knowledge and heritage of its Case and
New Holland brand families with the strength and resources of its worldwide
commercial, industrial, product support and finance organizations. CNH
Global N.V., whose stock is listed at the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: CNH), is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat SpA. (MI: FIA), More
information about CNH and its Case and New Holland products can be found
online at www.cnh.com.
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