{"id":6271,"date":"2016-08-31T18:35:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T18:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=6271"},"modified":"2016-08-31T18:35:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T18:35:55","slug":"caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Caterpillar, Wacker Neuson Mini-Excavator Alliance to be Phased Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"keyword_link\">Caterpillar<\/span> will shift design and production of its smallest hydraulic <span class=\"keyword_link\">excavators<\/span> to Caterpillar facilities beginning in 2018 as the company phases out a successful, six-year strategic alliance with Wacker Neuson. Caterpillar will focus on growing its global mini-excavator business as it leverages existing facilities and design teams to deliver cost-effective new machines that weigh less than three tons.<\/p>\n<p>Caterpillar\u2019s Building Construction Products division will design and manufacture the new machines, building on the proven attributes of the larger Cat mini-excavators. Five of the current models \u2013 the 301.4C; 301.7D; 301.7D CR; 302.2D and 302.4D \u2013 manufactured by Wacker Neuson will phase out in mid-2018, and the 302.7D will phase out at the end of 2018. The 300.9D will also phase out at the end of 2019 or later if mutually agreed by both companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWacker Neuson has been an excellent alliance partner, providing Caterpillar high quality mini-excavators in this smaller size class for the past several years,\u201d said Korey Coon, general manager, mini-hydraulic excavators and small track-type tractors. \u201cThe market for these products has grown, and we believe that internally designing, manufacturing and distributing these excavators will provide an even higher value to our customers, dealers and shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spare parts availability, technical support and warranty for current models will continue as Caterpillar and Wacker Neuson work together going forward. Other products sold and serviced by Wacker Neuson at Cat dealers and rental stores will not be affected, Caterpillar said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caterpillar will shift design and production of its smallest hydraulic excavators to Caterpillar facilities beginning in 2018 as the company phases out a successful, six-year strategic alliance with Wacker Neuson. Caterpillar will focus on growing its global mini-excavator business as it leverages existing facilities and design teams to deliver cost-effective new machines that weigh less [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":""},"categories":[2,8],"tags":[266,1601],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Caterpillar, Wacker Neuson Mini-Excavator Alliance to be Phased Out - MachineMarket Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caterpillar, Wacker Neuson Mini-Excavator Alliance to be Phased Out - MachineMarket Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Caterpillar will shift design and production of its smallest hydraulic excavators to Caterpillar facilities beginning in 2018 as the company phases out a successful, six-year strategic alliance with Wacker Neuson. Caterpillar will focus on growing its global mini-excavator business as it leverages existing facilities and design teams to deliver cost-effective new machines that weigh less [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MachineMarket Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-08-31T18:35:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cat-wacker-neuson.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"595\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"335\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CraneMarket | Cranes for Sale and Rent\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/crane-market-logo.png\",\"width\":282,\"height\":81,\"caption\":\"CraneMarket | Cranes for Sale and Rent\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"MachineMarket Blog\",\"description\":\"Machine News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cat-wacker-neuson.jpg\",\"width\":595,\"height\":335},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/\",\"name\":\"Caterpillar, Wacker Neuson Mini-Excavator Alliance to be Phased Out - MachineMarket Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-31T18:35:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-08-31T18:35:55+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d55314291bc2800387533231d1e82150\"},\"headline\":\"Caterpillar, Wacker Neuson Mini-Excavator Alliance to be Phased Out\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-31T18:35:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-08-31T18:35:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/#webpage\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cranemarket.com\/blog\/caterpillar-wacker-neuson-mini-excavator-alliance-to-be-phased-out\/#primaryimage\"},\"keywords\":\"caterpillar,Wacker Neuson\",\"articleSection\":\"Constuction &amp; Business News,Manufacturer News\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d55314291bc2800387533231d1e82150\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6761c958e8b054582d0855a0e4bc5407?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}