Dealers, service and workforce
Dealer Row Weekly reporting on dealer consolidation & ownership, parts & service and labour & workforce.
- Lot 01Dealer consolidation & ownership
Brothers Machinery acquires Gulf Coast Bobcat from Lyle Machinery; terms not disclosed
Brothers Machinery, sponsored by Timberline Holdings, bought the Bobcat dealer Gulf Coast Bobcat from Lyle Machinery in September; terms were not disclosed.
- Lot 01Dealer consolidation & ownership
NAEDA and AED plan to merge into one dealer association
Dealer trade groups NAEDA and AED intend to merge under the name Associated Equipment Dealers, subject to a dealer-member vote, with January 2027 as the target.
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CNH Industrial Q2 profit falls as North America tractor demand drops double digits
CNH Industrial reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $141 million, down from $217 million a year earlier, as North American retail demand for tractors and combines fell sharply even though consolidated revenue rose 2%.
- Lot 01Dealer consolidation & ownership
RDO Equipment to acquire True North Equipment's eight Deere dealerships
RDO Equipment Co. agreed to acquire True North Equipment's eight John Deere agriculture stores across North Dakota and Minnesota, bringing roughly 200 employees into RDO and consolidating dealer territory across the Red River Valley, pending John Deere's approval of the deal.