Italian construction machine firms bullish

Improving sales of construction machines by Italian manufacturers are resulting in greater business confidence amongst these firms. According to the Italian construction machine manufacturing association, UNACEA, the machine sales figures for 2016 saw a notable improvement over the results for 2015. During 2016, 10,984 construction machines of various types were sold in the Italian market. This was a 26% increase over the numbers sold in the previous year. The UNACEA data shows that 10,517 earthmoving machi
February 2, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Improving sales of construction machines by Italian manufacturers are resulting in greater business confidence amongst these firms. According to the Italian construction machine manufacturing association, 2539 UNACEA, the machine sales figures for 2016 saw a notable improvement over the results for 2015. During 2016, 10,984 construction machines of various types were sold in the Italian market. This was a 26% increase over the numbers sold in the previous year. The UNACEA data shows that 10,517 earthmoving machines were sold, a growth of 25%. Meanwhile 467 road machines were sold, a growth of 44%.

“The growth of the market is stabilising quarter after quarter, and this demonstrates that Italy remains a strategic country for our industry, both production and market-wise,” said Paolo Venturi, President of Unacea. Despite we are still far from the pre-crisis market’s level, effort is needed to consolidate the recovery and boost the entire sector”.
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