McCormick Tractors

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McCormick Tractors International Ltd. is the agricultural machinery company formed in 2000 when Case IH divested assets in order to gain European Union regulatory approval to merge with New Holland Ag. The initial assets of McCormick bought by ARGO SpA were the Case IH tractor manufacturing plant in Doncaster, England, the rights to the Case IH model C, CX and MX-C and a licence to build MX Maxxum tractors. Most of the remainder of the Case IH and New Holland assets became CNH Global. The tractors are named for the McCormick family of Chicago and Virginia. In June 2001, the company purchased the rights to build the MX transmssion and the factory in Saint-Dizier, France formerly owned and operated by Case IH. This site was previously the home of McCormick power train components in the 1950s. In December 2001, the announcement was made that McCormick Tractors International would be organizing McCormick International USA to be based near, and supported by Vermeer Corporation located in Pella...

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