CNH Global NV buys L&T-CASE Equipment Private Limited

Mumbai, Apr 1: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has sold its stake in L&T-CASE Equipment Private Limited to it"s JV partner CNH Global NV, a global leader in the agricultural and construction equipment business.

CNH has acquired full ownership of L&T CASE, an unconsolidated joint venture established in 1999 to manufacture and sell construction equipment in India. The new company will take the name Case New Holland Construction Equipment India Private Limited.

The company, which employs more than 600 people, operates a production facility in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh and a distribution network of 56 dealers and 144 outlets. The Pithampur facility currently builds backhoe loaders and vibratory compactors; the complex is spread over 40 acres and occupies over 28,000 sqm of covered area.

"This is an important step in our long term commitment to consolidate our construction equipment business in India and in other export markets and to develop a manufacturing base in India fully integrated in the CNH worldwide industrial footprint. The Pithampur plant will be in a position to make the most of the opportunities for growth that the sector offers today and in the future," said Harold Boyanovsky, President and CEO CNH Global NV.

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