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XCMG tailors 40 machines for the US market

March 11, 2017
XCMG has used CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 as a shop window for 40 machines that are all "tailor-made for the US market". The Chinese giant says that it has carefully researched what American operators want to see and adapted its wheeled loaders and excavators accordingly. It is also proud of a new 14 tonne truck-mounted crane that is "proving very popular".
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