Talk:AGCO

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Updates to financial numbers, facility sites, history, brands
Side Bar financial info to date: Revenue: 7.4673 Billion (2015)

Operating Income: 361.1 Million (2015)

Net Income: 264.0 Million (2015)

Total assets: 6.5013 Billion (2015)

Total Equity: 2.8833 Billion (2015)

Number of employees: 19,600 (2015)

Source: most recent 10-k. http://edgar.secdatabase.com/2373/88026616000044/filing-main.htm

Not done for now: please provide an independent source. The website you provided cannot be identified as independent, as it is not "not affiliated with or approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission" per the disclaimer at the bottom of this page. --JustBerry (talk) 05:37, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Please replace Company Overview with this (a few additions only):

AGCO Corporation is an American agricultural equipment manufacturer based in Duluth, Georgia, United States. AGCO operates globally and distributes its full line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayer, forage, seeding & tillage equipment and precision ag technology and services through approximately 3,000 dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries worldwide.

Source: company boiler plate on press releases http://www.agcocorp.com/news-and-media-center.html

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Source provided does not verify the change requested.

Below is all Manufacturing Locations to date:

North America:

Quebec, Canada

Bremen, Alabama

Assumption, Illinois

Flora, Illinois

Newton, Illinois

Paris, Illinois

Taylorville, Illinois

Beloit, Kansas

Hesston, Kansas

Jackson, Minnesota

Wahpeton, North Dakota

Wishek, North Dakota

Omaha, Nebraska

South America:

General Rodríguez, Argentina

Canoas, Brazil

Ibirubá, Brazil

Marau, Brazil

Passo Fundo, Brazil

Santa Rosa, Brazil

Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil

Ribierão Preto, Brazil

Europe, Africa and Middle East:

Constantine, Algeria

Linnavuori, Finland

Suolahti, Finland

Beauvais, France

Asbach-Baeumenheim, Germany

Feucht, Germany

Laer, Germany

Marktoberdorf, Germany

Hohenmoelsen, Germany

Biatorbagy, Hungary

Breganze. Italy

Marsango, Italy

Grubbenvorst, Netherlands

Lahore, Pakistan

Exeter, United Kingdom

Asia-Pacific:

Changzhou, China

Daqing, China

LinGang New City, China

Yanzhou, China

Kalladipatti, India

Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia

Source for manufacturing sites: http://www.agcocorp.com/contact/facilities-list.html

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Although the company site would qualify as a primary source, a reliable, third party source helps ensure the verifiability of the information contributed to a given article. --JustBerry (talk) 05:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Please add: Headquarter Locations:

North America and Global Headquarters: Duluth, Georgia, USA

South America Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil

Europe, Africa and Middle East Headquarters: Neuhausen, Switzerland

Asia-Pacific Headquarters: Beijing, China

Source: http://www.agcocorp.com/contact/facilities-list.html

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Although the company site would qualify as a primary source, a reliable, third party source helps ensure the verifiability of the information contributed to a given article. --JustBerry (talk) 05:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

History Please add:

In 2013, AGCO launched Fuse Technologies, their next generation approach to precision agriculture that provides farms with access to farm data as the first open, mobile and mixed-fleet solution.

In 2015, AGCO launched its Future Farm and Global Learning Centre in Zambia, Africa.

In 2016, AGCO agrees to acquire Cimbria Holdings Limited, a global manufacturer of equipment used for seed processing and post-harvest grain handling.

Resource: http://www.agcocorp.com/about/agco-history.html

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Although the company site would qualify as a primary source, a reliable, third party source helps ensure the verifiability of the information contributed to a given article. --JustBerry (talk) 05:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Untrue Statements about brands

Core Brands

The following is untrue about Challenger: "Row crop tractors in the Americas are re-badged Massey Ferguson." Please remove. Sources: http://www.challenger-ag.com/emea/int-en/default.aspx http://int.masseyferguson.com/

The following is untrue about Fendt: "Combines, forage/hay equipment and balers are identical to Massey Ferguson products." Please remove. Sources: http://www.fendt.com/int/ http://int.masseyferguson.com/

The following is untrue about Valtra: "Combines are identical to Massey Ferguson products and sprayers are identical to Challenger." Please remove. Sources: http://www.valtra.com/ http://www.challenger-ag.com/emea/int-en/default.aspx http://int.masseyferguson.com/

Done Removed unreferenced material. --JustBerry (talk) 06:20, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Other Brands

The description about AGCO Parts is untrue. AGCO Parts is not part of Sparex Holdings Ltd. Please change it to say: "AGCO Parts operates globally as the genuine parts source for AGCO brands as well as offering parts for competitive equipment."

Source: http://www.agcocorp.com/brands/agco-parts.html

Partly done: Removed unreferenced material. However, source is not independent, as aforementioned in the other edit reviews above, and "genuine," "as well as offering," and "competitive" give off a somewhat promotional tone. --JustBerry (talk) 06:20, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Sydney Furr at AGCO Corporation (talk) 18:00, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: per comments above. --JustBerry (talk) 06:20, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Ideas
I believe that AGCO Corp should be updated. They have a new logo, and the tractor displayed is very dated. They also sponsor a NASCAR team today via their Challenger brand.

AGCO Corp TARP, SEC & a Zero Interest Government Loan
'''Move from article, because not in encyclopedic format, references aren't in correct format, nor is it neutral sounding. Please rewrite.'''

In 2009 the US governments started bailing out the biggest of businesses in order to keep the economy from failing. Just like was done with the largest of the airlines companies in years prior to 2008. AGCO, a Fortune 500, & the worlds largest manufacturer of farm equipment globally was a recipient of money from the TARP bailout. The TARP financing was received through their sole financial partner, the European private bank, Rabobank.

Here is the link naming Rabobank as a recipient:
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Here is a link showing Rabobank entered into partnership with AGCO to be their sole financing company.
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 * http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/17/business/company-news-agco-and-rabobank-nederland-form-joint-venture.html

In August of the same year, 2009, they were awarded a 5Mil grant from the Department of Energy.
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Then in September of 2009 AGCO was fined by the SEC for selling farm equipment (through a distribution partner) in violation of the Iraqi oil for food program and received kickbacks. The SEC fine was $5Mil.
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Then in October they were awarded by a top economic magazine for having the best overall governance, compliance and ethics.
 * http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/10/15/idUS114782+15-Oct-2009+BW20091015

In 2012 AGCO was awarded a loan, this time from the USDA for $700K, with a term of 10 years with no interest.
 * http://www.dglobe.com/content/agco-receives-740000-usda-loan

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COI edit requests
Hi! I'm posting here on behalf of AGCO, a client of my employer, Porter Novelli. I'd like to request two edits to the "History" section:


 * Replace
 * On January 1, 2021, AGCO transitioned to its third chairman in its history with the selection of Eric Hansotia to succeed the retiring Martin Richenhagen after a near 15-year tenure as head of the company.
 * with
 * On January 1, 2021, AGCO transitioned to its third chairman in its history with the selection of Eric Hansotia to succeed the retiring Martin Richenhagen after a near 15-year tenure as head of the company. Hansotia has been working for AGCO since 2013 and had become COO of the company in October 2018. In 2021, under Hansotia's leadership, the company navigated rising demand and supply chain disruptions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. AGCO acquired North Dakota-based technology company Appareo Systems in January 2022.
 * Swapped in an independent source and added more context on Hansotia's background and recent company history.


 * I also think it could be helpful to divide this section into subsections. I propose "1990–1996: Founding and early years", "1997–2005: Major acquisitions and growth", "2006–2020: Martin Richenhagen era", and "2021–present: Eric Hansotia era".

Thanks for your help or feedback! Mary Gaulke (talk) 21:24, 1 December 2022 (UTC)


 * 1) The following kind of sounds like something found on a resume... "under Hansotia's leadership, the company navigated rising demand and supply chain disruptions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic". This might border on MOS:PUFFERY.  Be careful about using overly-hyped / fluffed / boasting statements & terms on wikipedia.  2) It makes sense to split up the history section into subsections, but maybe these people aren't well-known or famous enough to the general public to have their names be used in subsection names... not sure, look at Apple Inc. where only their last names in one history subsection, but Jobs is a very well known name and Cook is well known in Apple circles.  I would bet that many low-level employees don't even know their CEO name.  •  Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 08:59, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback! 1) I updated that line:
 * On January 1, 2021, AGCO transitioned to its third chairman in its history with the selection of Eric Hansotia to succeed the retiring Martin Richenhagen after a near 15-year tenure as head of the company. Hansotia has been working for AGCO since 2013 and had become COO of the company in October 2018. In 2021, the company navigated supply chain disruptions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. AGCO acquired North Dakota-based technology company Appareo Systems in January 2022.
 * 2) I did draw inspiration from other good articles, e.g. Boddingtons Brewery and Playtex. I think it's a meaningful way to break down an organization's history even when the names aren't big names. Alternatively, we could break it out by decade?
 * Thanks again. Mary Gaulke (talk) 00:53, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi! Checking if you're still interested in this edit request. If not, no worries; I'll take it to the queue – just wanted to check with you first. Thanks! Mary Gaulke (talk) 17:00, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Go ahead, anyone with COI editing experience is fine with me. •  Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 00:13, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you kindly! Mary Gaulke (talk) 03:58, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Revised requests
Hi again – posting here the revised requests negotiated above for ease of review, and adding one more item to the bottom:


 * Replace
 * On January 1, 2021, AGCO transitioned to its third chairman in its history with the selection of Eric Hansotia to succeed the retiring Martin Richenhagen after a near 15-year tenure as head of the company.
 * with
 * On January 1, 2021, AGCO transitioned to its third chairman in its history with the selection of Eric Hansotia to succeed the retiring Martin Richenhagen after a near 15-year tenure as head of the company. Hansotia has been working for AGCO since 2013 and had become COO of the company in October 2018. In 2021, the company navigated supply chain disruptions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. AGCO acquired North Dakota-based technology company Appareo Systems in January 2022.
 * Swapped in an independent source and added more context on Hansotia's background and recent company history.


 * I also think it could be helpful to divide this section into subsections. I propose "1990–1996: Founding and early years", "1997–2005: Major acquisitions and growth", "2006–2020: Martin Richenhagen era", and "2021–present: Eric Hansotia era".
 * I suggest deleting the "Manufacturing Sites" section, per WP:DIRECTORY.

Thank you for your time! Mary Gaulke (talk) 21:35, 24 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 22:08, 28 April 2023 (UTC)


 * This is now done. Thank you kindly! Mary Gaulke (talk) 03:40, 1 May 2023 (UTC)