INTERMAT new products. LiuGong. CAT. Vogele. Trimble Shantui. Zoomlion

January 6, 2017
World Highways editor Mike Woof discusses INTERMAT 2012 new products - LiuGong TD-40E & 922E excavator. CAT 966K XE wheeled loader. Vogele Asphalt Paving Systems. Trimble drone technology. Shantui expansion plans. Zoomlion Tower Crane.
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