Anjali Sooknanan

Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has reported improved third-quarter earnings, with machine deliveries up 8%, order intake up 16% and service sales up 5%.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas, which is to be rebranded as Landcros Americas in April 2027, has expanded its wheeled excavator range with the ZX180W-7 and ZX220W-7 aimed at infrastructure, utility and road work.

Jungheinrich has begun production of its new EFG 2/2i and EFG 3/3i electric counterbalanced forklift trucks at its plant in Moosburg, Germany. The first machine in the series, an EFG 320i, left the production line on 26 October.

Steyr will present three CVT tractors at EIMA International 2026, headlined by the first public appearance of the new 4120 Spezial F CVT.

Nearly three years into the job, LiuGong UK managing director, Dean Thornewell has made visibility his mission. He tells iVT International how a rise in brand awareness, a fully electric quarry line-up shown at Hillhead, autonomous machines on the horizon and a rapid pace of new model launches are lifting the OEM's profile

PTV Group, part of Umovity, has added an automated model calibration framework to PTV Visum 2027, one of several updates to its transport planning and simulation software unveiled at its Mobility Tech Update 2026.

FPT will exhibit a range of new and updated powertrains at EIMA International 2026, the agricultural and gardening machinery exhibition held at BolognaFiere in Bologna, Italy, from 10-14 November.

Yanmar Holdings and Hitachi Construction Machinery are to collaborate on compact equipment, starting with an agreement for Yanmar to build compact track loaders for sale under Hitachi's new Landcros brand in North America.

Hyundai Construction Equipment is launching a dedicated wheeled material handler to the European market. The HW270A MH is a 28-tonne machine aimed at medium to heavy-duty handling applications.

Linak has expanded its IC actuator portfolio so that engineers can integrate linear motion into existing automation systems without adding external controllers, gateways, custom wiring or workarounds to make an actuator fit their architecture.