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Company News: Caterpillar
Updated: 20 Sep 2010

For more than 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world's infrastructure and, in partnership with its worldwide dealer network, is driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2005 sales and revenues of $36.34 billion, Caterpillar is a technology leader and the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines.

 

2005 sales and revenues of $36.34 billion were up $6.03 billion, or 20 percent, from 2004 The increase was a result of $3.72 billion of higher sales volume, $1.827 billion of improved price realization and a $363 million increase in Financial Products revenues. Approximately half of all sales were to customers outside of the United States, maintaining Caterpillar's position as a global supplier and leading U.S. exporter.

Also Known as: CAT
Business Category Manufacturer
Regions of Operation North America; Latin America; Caribbean; Europe; Central and Northern Asia; Middle-East Asia; South-East Asia; North Africa; Central and East Africa; Southern Africa; West Africa; Australasia
Exchange Ticker CAT
 
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26 Jan 2009
Cat Financial Announces 2008 Year-End Results - CFSC-Final-Release.pdf
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) today reported record revenues of $2.999 billion for 2008, an increase of $1 million, compared with 2007.
22 Dec 2008
Caterpillar Announces Cost Cutting Measures in Response to Economic Uncertainty 
PEORIA, IL - Citing the continued deterioration of conditions in many of the markets its customers serve and on-going uncertainty in credit and financial markets, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced cost cutting steps including significant compensation reductions for executives in 2009 as well as other compensation reductions for management and support staff.
18 Dec 2008
Caterpillar Introduces New XQ45 and XQ60 Rental Diesel Generator Sets with ACERT Technology 
EORIA , Ill. USA – Caterpillar Inc. introduces two new mobile diesel rental generator sets, the XQ45 and XQ60, which both feature ACERT® Technology to meet new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions requirements without sacrificing performance.
18 Jan 2008
Caterpillar Announces Indefinite Layoffs for Production Employees at its Mossville, Illinois Engine Assembly Facility 
PEORIA, IL - Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today notified 814 production employees at its Mossville, Illinois engine assembly facility that the company would indefinitely lay off those employees. In recent months, production volumes at the Mossville engine facility have decreased significantly.

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