Articles by Chris Sleight
Published on: 06 January 2025
Crane sales continued to rise in 2024, despite a slowing growth in the construction market and falling sales of other types of construction equipment.
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Published on: 23 June 2024
Chinese equipment industry is in midst of another painful, prolonged trough but implications could be felt much further
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Published on: 25 March 2024
Global construction equipment segment is returning to a more natural and sustainable state
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Published on: 28 February 2024
A look at how the year’s unexpectedly buoyant construction market influenced equipment sales
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Published on: 23 January 2024
Construction markets in 2023 were better than expected. Why was this and what’s in store for 2024?
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Published on: 04 December 2023
Construction equipment sales in South America may be set to buck historical downward trend
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Published on: 05 October 2023
China-based OEM acquired the Dressta dozer business and manufacturing plant in 2012
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Published on: 28 September 2023
OHR: Global slowdown will be a gentle one, and some markets continue to grow
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Published on: 27 September 2023
Updated forecast shows further fall in global CE sales due to China downturn
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Published on: 26 September 2023
After a decade in the doldrums, mobile crane sales in South America are returning to more reasonable levels, thanks to a rebound in Brazil.
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Published on: 08 August 2023
A look at reasons behind the sales decline
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Published on: 12 June 2023
Mini excavators have seen their popularity surge in North America. What has changed?
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Published on: 10 May 2023
Updates on construction equipment sales in Europe, North America and Asia
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Published on: 24 April 2023
Growth unlikely but construction equipment volumes will remain strong
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Published on: 04 April 2023
With infrastructure investment on the rise, the region saw an 8 percent increase in construction sales and a record high of 318,855 machines sold.
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Published on: 03 January 2023
Global equipment sales are slowing and markets should see a soft landing in 2023.
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Published on: 10 October 2022
Another good year for global construction equipment sales in 2021, but there will be a more pronounced downturn in 2023 and 2024
Published on: 16 March 2022
Online briefing will review record breaking 2021 and look ahead to 2026 with updated forecasts
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Published on: 25 February 2022
Global mobile crane sales did not have the most convincing rebound in 2021 but could start to do better as infrastructure spending picks up
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Published on: 03 January 2022
Chris Sleight discusses the outlook for the construction business in 2022, globally and in North America specifically.