According to a Dec. 5 article from The Korea Economic Daily, LS Mtron has secured a contract to supply CNH Industrial with 28,500 tractors over the next 3 years, which is reportedly worth $387.4 million.
The major suppliers of compact and utility tractors into the North American market are enjoying an exports boom with Daedong (Kioti), LS Mtron and TYM all reporting record half-year sales figures thanks to a buoyant market.
LS Tractor, the tractor division of the LS Mtron, headquartered in South Korea, confirmed to Ag Equipment Intelligence its intention to double the production capacity of its Brazilian factory in Garuva, Santa Catarina.
In the year that Escorts, the Indian tractor and construction machinery business, finished paying off historical debts to a former supplier, the group saw revenues climb 23.5% above the prior 12 month period.
After making major strides in increasing sales in the U.S. and Canada, LS Mtron, the South Korean-based manufacturer of the LS brand of compact and mid-range tractors, is eyeing Brazil as its next target for growing revenues.
South Korea’s second biggest tractor maker — the LS Mtron division of LS Group — aims to ship $15 million worth of tractors to Iran this year with a view to expanding its presence in the Middle East and Africa.
With new factories and OEM supply contracts underpinning its growth, South Korea's LS Mtron continues to make waves in the compact and utility tractor market.
LS Mtron and its LS Tractors operation is part of the $16 billion LS Corp. industrial conglomerate and two of three businesses spun out of LS Cable 3 years ago.
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