Caterpillar Asserts Itself: Not just emissions technology; Perkins portable manufacturing, pricing, gas engines, marine, Blount deal, new equipment create most news in busy year

摘要

In the most hotly debated decision in the seven years Diesel Progress has been recognizing the company, person, technology, market or subject that made the most news in the industry, Caterpillar Inc. has been selected as the 2003 Newsmaker of the Year. This year, there were a lot of possibilities: Caterpillar; Caterpillars ACERT technology; JCB's new engines; Daimler-Chrysler's announced vertical integration strategy; Same buying into Deutz; and AGCO getting into the diesel business with Sisu via its Valtra acquisition.