AGCO Corporation is an agricultural equipment manufacturer.
The company was founded in 1990 when executives at Deutz-Allis bought out Deutz-Allis North American operations from parent corporation Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD).
The new company was called Gleaner-Allis Corporation, then changed to Allis-Gleaner Corporation, or AGCO.
AGCO grew through acquisitions of many companies as well as distribution rights to equipment made by other companies.
Today AGCO Corporation makes tractors, combines, hay and forage tools, sprayers, and replacement parts for agricultural end users. The company sells through a network of over 3,000 dealers and distributors in 140 countries.
AGCO trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AGCO, is a member of the S&P 500, is #337 in the Fortune 500, has 22,000 employees, and had $10.42 billion in revenue in 2013.
AGCO CorporationAGCO Corporation is an agricultural equipment manufacturer.
The company was founded in 1990 when executives at Deutz-Allis bought out Deutz-Allis North American operations from parent corporation Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD).
The new company was called Gleaner-Allis Corporation, then changed to Allis-Gleaner Corporation, or AGCO.
History
AGCO grew through acquisitions of many companies as well as distribution rights to equipment made by other companies.
Today AGCO Corporation makes tractors, combines, hay and forage tools, sprayers, and replacement parts for agricultural end users. The company sells through a network of over 3,000 dealers and distributors in 140 countries.
AGCO trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AGCO, is a member of the S&P 500, is #337 in the Fortune 500, has 22,000 employees, and had $10.42 billion in revenue in 2013.
