Willl
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Looks like something ya need to join and bring your CC card.
Pine, you a member ?,,,maybe you could post their sales numbers ?
Has Mahindra Passed Deere in sales?
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Looks like something ya need to join and bring your CC card.
Pine, you a member ?,,,maybe you could post their sales numbers ?
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Yes I'm a subscriber but SEC research is very time consuming when looking for particular information...learning to search SEC documents takes some time...
try : Filings & Forms or FreeEDGAR: Free Real-Time SEC EDGAR Filings
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A helpful feature for searching these documnets is the "find (on this page)" function of your web browser...
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First, I think Deere is doing very well. I still see ads in my trade magazines looking for engineers.
Secondly, the factories must be going strong. I'm stillwaiting for my 3320 ordered in the middle of May.
Third, if Mahindra is #1 it wouldn't change which tractor I would own. If I couldn't get a Deere I'd get a Kubota (like the Deere ergonomics better, to each his own)
Forth, if they are selling them around here (there's a dealer about 5 miles away) none of the farmers I see or know are buying them. I haven't seen any. Mostly Deere, Kubota, MF, New Holland.
Fifth, number one in sales doesn't equate to the best. It might be the cheapest buy but cost you more in the end. Used Deere's are always in demand, no one I know is looking for a used Mahindra.
Good luck with your Mahindra but there's a good reason they want an association with Deere. You don't see Deere talking about Mahindra. They don't have to.
I can walk into a Deere dealership and order a part for a 30 year old riding mower. Two days later the part is here, think about what that's worth!
Rob
Secondly, the factories must be going strong. I'm stillwaiting for my 3320 ordered in the middle of May.
Third, if Mahindra is #1 it wouldn't change which tractor I would own. If I couldn't get a Deere I'd get a Kubota (like the Deere ergonomics better, to each his own)
Forth, if they are selling them around here (there's a dealer about 5 miles away) none of the farmers I see or know are buying them. I haven't seen any. Mostly Deere, Kubota, MF, New Holland.
Fifth, number one in sales doesn't equate to the best. It might be the cheapest buy but cost you more in the end. Used Deere's are always in demand, no one I know is looking for a used Mahindra.
Good luck with your Mahindra but there's a good reason they want an association with Deere. You don't see Deere talking about Mahindra. They don't have to.
I can walk into a Deere dealership and order a part for a 30 year old riding mower. Two days later the part is here, think about what that's worth!
Rob
rjkobbeman
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To add a little bit to what Rob said...
WalMart is the biggest retailer. They surpased everyone a long time ago. But what does that mean really?
I am a WalMart shopper and have no problems with them. (Please don't turn this into a big-bad-evil-WalMart thread...) However being #1 in sales does not equate to selling the best product(s). In WalMart's case, the reverse is true in a lot of cases. WalMart has goals, they have a target audience, and they know how to reach those goals. Selling the highest quality, American made products is not one of their goals. (NOTE: Highest quality and American made do not necessarily go hand in hand.)
I'm also have nothing against Mahindra -- I am indifferent to them. I'm just saying that selling more of something does not mean your something is better.
More often than not, selling the most means selling to the masses... and that means getting the price down... and that means...
whitedogone
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What's a Mahindra?
Pushing_Tin
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McDonalds sells billions and billions of burgers, I think everyone would agree there are much better burgers out there.....
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quality has nothing to do with the topic...there are a lot of former (disgruntled) Deere owners like any other brand...
If one manufacturer was that much better than the others there would be much less room (market) for competitors...
Pushing_Tin
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It has everything to do with the topic! Just because a company claims that they make the most of a certain product, it has zero bearing on actual quality or resale value. At one time Yugos were selling like crazy, but they were pure crap. I am not implying that Mahindras are junk, I've never seen one, but using that statement as a marketing tool is meaningless to me.
DennisH
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The link below shows JD was #1 in the UK in 2003-2005, my guess is they are also #1 in US sales.
John Deere leads the field for tractor sales - 29/01/2007 - Farmers Weekly
John Deere leads the field for tractor sales - 29/01/2007 - Farmers Weekly
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sweettractors
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If I read that chart correctly Mahindra is grouped in with total "All Others" with 11 % market share in the US market. Of course, things may have changed since then? Ken Sweet
