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North America was the pick of the major markets last year, reports Off-Highway Research (OHR), with an 8% increase in sales to take demand to a record high of 318,855 machines sold. Compact tracked loaders are now firmly established as the most popular equipment type in the region and mini excavator sales have also grown to a significant level. Sales of these machines have largely been at the expense of skid-steer loaders and backhoe loaders. Although a modest 1% decline in sales is expected this year, OHR says the North American market will still enjoy the second-highest volumes ever seen. The long lead times for equipment mean that suppliers are confident of sales well into the third quarter of the year, even though rising interest rates are starting to cool off the housing market. |