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New Holland Fiat India Celebrates 250,000th
Tractor Milestone and Announces Expansion Plans
NEW DELHI/GREATER NOIDA, India (June 18, 2013) - New Holland
Fiat India (NHFI), one of
the leading agricultural equipment companies in India,
celebrated today the 250,000th tractor
rolled out of the assembly line of its Greater Noida facility.
During the ceremony, Mr Rakesh
Malhotra, Head of NHFI, handed the key to the tractor - a New
Holland 5500 - to its proud
customer Smt. Hema Raghuwanshi from Vidisha district, Madhya
Pradesh.
This important milestone comes just three years after New
Holland rolled out its 150,000th
tractor, highlighting the remarkable growth in its tractor
business. A subsidiary of CNH Global
and part of the Fiat Industrial Group, NHFI has expanded its
business vision beyond itstechnologically superior range of 32 hp
to 75 hp tractors. Today the company also manufactures
the 8000 family of 3- and 4-cyliner Tier 3 engines, 3 families
of transmissions and other
components. It has become the first company in India to offer
complete farming solutions from
sowing to harvesting with a wide range of implements and hay and
forage equipment, as well as
specialized mechanization. Its unique product offering includes
sugarcane harvesters, biomass
solutions, balers, mowers and choppers.
Expansion plans for Greater Noida and new plant in Chakan
announced
As a continuation of this fast growth track, NHFI has announced
at the event its plans to
increase production capacity at its Greater Noida factory to
reach 60,000 tractors within two
years, and to set up a new plant at Chakan in Maharashtra to
manufacture sugarcaneharvesters, cotton pickers and combine
harvesters. The new factory is expected to be
operational by 2015. These plans fit within the companys
aggressive growth program in India
and further reveal its commitment to providing complete farm
mechanization solutions for a
variety of crops and agricultural businesses.
Mr Franco Fusignani, Fiat Industrial Chief Operating Officer
Asia Pacific, who presided
over the official ground breaking ceremony of the Greater Noida
plant in 1998, commented about
the milestone, I have been closely involved in New Hollands
history in India from the very
beginning, following its progress as it has been anticipating
and meeting the changing needs of
farmers. NHFIs success has also come from its careful attention
to the customer, which
extends beyond high productivity farming techniques, fuel
consumption and operator comfort to
include a focus on the environment and sustainable practices.
This is a source of great pride
and I am confident that it will continue to support as
effectively the future development of Indian
farming.
Testament to NHFIs commitment to the environment is the companys
involvement in projects
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to promote the use of biomass as a source of energy and compost
to improve soil quality. NHFI
contributes not only its expertise in this field, but also
provides the tractors, rakes, balers and
harvesters best suited to biomass collection, transport and
processing.
Mr Stefano Pampalone, Head of Fiat Industrial Operations -
India, Pakistan, Far East and
Japan, speaking on the occasion said, India is an extremely
important market for the Group.NHFI is a key international hub for
us, as it exports its products and components worldwide, with
approximately 25% of its tractors sold in about 50 countries,
primarily in Africa, the Middle East
and North America. The expansion we announced today aims to
further develop our
manufacturing base and product offerings to leverage our
capability of providing complete
farming solutions and expert support.
Mr. Rakesh Malhotra, Head of New Holland Fiat India, added, We
established our presence
in India in 1998 with the first ever 75 HP category tractors and
since then have consistently
offered technologically superior products, exemplary training
and after-sales-service to take care
of the discerning needs of the Indian farmers. The numerous
quality certifications awarded to the
Greater Noida plant are proof of the high standards we maintain.
Today, on this specialoccasion, we wish to renew our commitment to
our customers and thank them for the trust they
have placed in us.
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Notes to Editors
New Holland Fiat India Pvt. Ltd. produces tractors from 32 hp to
75 hp, the 8000 family of 3- and 4-cyliner Tier 3
engines, 3 families of transmissions, axles and PTOs, fully
controlling all its production processes and
components, and runs a Research & Development centre. The
company has been awarded the ISO 9001-2000,
ISO 50001, ISO 140001, OHSAS 18001 quality certifications. It
employs about 1,400 people at its Noida base, and
commercializes its wide product offering through a dealer
network comprising around 775 touch points. NHFI also
markets in India sugar cane harvesters under the brand of New
Hollands sister brand Case IH, which boasts over
50 years of worldwide leadership in sugar cane technologies.
NHFI is committed to providing not only top notch
machinery and after sales services to support an efficient and
productive mechanization, but also exercising social
responsibility, from promoting a sustainable use of biomass to
training initiatives such as the opening of training
centres to foster rural employment.
CNH Global N.V. (CNH, Case New Holland) is a world leader in the
agricultural and construction equipment
businesses. Supported by approximately 11,500 dealers in
approximately 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 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CNH), is a
majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. (FI.MI).
More information about CNH and its Case and New Holland products
can be found online at www.cnh.com.
Fiat Industrial S.p.A. is a global leader in the capital goods
sector that, through its various businesses, designs,
produces and sells agricultural and construction equipment (CNH
Global N.V.), trucks, commercial vehicles,
buses and special vehicles (Iveco S.p.A.), in addition to
engines and transmissions for those vehicles and for
marine applications (FPT Industrial S.p.A.). Present in all
major markets worldwide, Fiat Industrial is focused on
expanding its presence in high growth markets, including through
new joint ventures. Further information on Fiat
Industrial Group and its businesses is available on the
corporate website ( www.fiatindustrial.com).
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