The acquisition gives Deere access to two of Kreisel’s unique products: high-density, high-durability electric battery modules and its CHIMERO changing infrastructure platform.
Solectrac, a subsidiary of Ideanomics that develops 100% battery-powered, all-electric tractors for agriculture and utility operations, appointed 20-year John Deere executive Hariharan Viswanathan senior vice president of product and supplier development to scale and expedite availability of the company’s zero-emission tractors.
John Deere announced the president of John Deere Brazil, Paulo Herrmann, will retire in January. With Herrmann’s exit, Antonio Carrere, current director of Strategic Planning for Latin America, is set to lead the company’s operations in the region.
The John Deere UAW workers’ strike has shown no signs of slowing down since it began on Oct. 14, when 90% of UAW workers rejected the first tentative agreement.
A November 4 survey of John Deere dealers on the labor strike at John Deere production facilities drew a number of write-in responses from green dealers. Below are all 17 write-in responses collected from the survey that was open for 24 hours.
Brandt Tractor announced it has successfully acquired Cervus Equipment Corp., following a 97.66% endorsement for the deal in an Oct. 12, 2021 vote by Cervus shareholders.
As of Oct. 13, 2021 at midnight, John Deere failed to reach an agreement with its workers and the UAW on a new labor agreement, resulting in 10,000 workers going on strike — the first time Deere employees have gone on strike in 30 years. Depending on how long the strike lasts, it could exacerbate the inventory challenges dealers are facing.
A press release from United Auto Workers stated that 90% of its John Deere members rejected a tentative agreement the union's national bargaining team had reached on Oct. 1.
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