The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has recognized 55 member manufacturers with “Statistics Outstanding Merit Awards” for their exemplary 2008 performance in AEM’s data reporting programs. This enhances the association’s ability to provide meaningful market information to members for their corporate business benchmarking and planning.

The annual awards are based on statistical data reporting timeliness, accuracy, consistency and good corporate citizenship. AEM statistics activities include more than 170 unique product programs with more than 220 reporting companies, covering information ranging from county-level retail sales data in North America to shipments data on a global basis.

The 2008 AEM “Statistics Outstanding Merit Award” winners are:

• AGCO

• Alamo Group

• Alo North America

• American Augers

• Bobcat

• Bou-matic

• Brillion Iron Works

• Bush-Hog

• Carelift Equipment Ltd.

• Caterpillar Inc.

• Charles Machine Works

• Claas of America

• CNH

• Deere & Company

• Delaval Inc.

• Doosan Infracore America Corp.

• Dressta North America

• GEA WestfaliaSurge Inc.

• Gehl Co.

• Harlo Products Corp.

• Hyundai Construction Equipment

• JCB

• JLG Industries

• Kawasaki

• Kioti Tractor

• Kobelco Construction North America

• Komatsu America

• Koyker Mfg. Co.

• Krause Corp.

• KRONE

• Kubota Tractor Corp.

• Landini Canada Inc.

• LBX Co.

• LeTourneau Technologies

• Liebherr

• Liftking Industries

• MacDon Industries Ltd.

• Manitou North America

• Master Craft Products

• Miller-St. Nazianz

• Mustang Manufacturing

• Paladin Light Construction

• Pettibone Corp.

• Ponsse

• Sellick Equipment

• Skyjack Inc.

• Stoll Loaders

• Takeuchi

• Terex

• Tigercat Industries

• Vermeer

• Volvo Construction Equipment

• Wacker

• Woods Equipment Co.

• Yanmar America

AEM also recognized nine companies for significantly improved 2008 data reporting: Astec Underground, Bou-matic, GEA WestfaliaSurge, Hyundai, McLaughlin Mfg., Miller-St. Nazianz, Same Deutz-Fahr, Stoll Loaders, Toro.

For more information, visit www.aem.org.

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