MarketBook Awards Blog Archive

    Innovative Design Takes Quadtrac 715 To Twin Red Dot Award Win
    Posted On: June 18, 2025
    The range-topping Case IH Quadtrac 715 was recognised in two Red Dot Award categories, bringing its international awards total to seven since its launch in 2023. ...
    New Holland Wins Good Design Award For Advanced Electric Compact Wheel Loader
    Posted On: January 16, 2025
    New Holland’s full-electric, special-edition W40X Electric Power wheel loader takes the prize in one of the world’s leading design awards. ...
    International Design Prize For Case IH Next-Generation Axial-Flow Combine
    Posted On: April 29, 2024
    The distinctive new style of the next-generation Case IH Axial-Flow combine has won the internationally-acclaimed Red Dot Design Award for product design. ...
    Case IH Steiger 715 Quadtrac Wins 2024 iF Design Award
    Posted On: April 11, 2024
    The Steiger 715 Quadtrac, the most powerful tractor that Case IH has ever produced, recently received a 2024 iF Design Award in the Industrial Machine Category, adding to previous Good Design Award and AE50 honours for the tractor. ...
    Claas Wins 7 ASABE AE50 Awards For Tractor, Combine & Other Farm Machine Innovations
    Posted On: January 10, 2024
    The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering awarded Claas seven 2024 AE50 Awards for innovations related to its Cemos system, Xerion 12 Series tractors, Trion 740 combine, Variant round balers, and Disco mowers. ...
    Case IH Wins Several ASABE AE50 Awards For Tractor & Planting Equipment Innovations
    Posted On: January 10, 2024
    Case IH recently picked up several ASABE AE50 awards, including recognition for the Steiger 715 Quadtrac, Steiger 425 to 645 tractors, its AFS Furrow Command technology, and the 2120 Early Riser’s toolbar lift system. ...
    New Holland Straddle Tractor Concept Wins German Design Awards 2023
    Posted On: December 15, 2022
    The concept was presented at SITEVI 2021 through a video and is a co-production of New Holland Agriculture and Italian design firm Pininfarina. ...
    Valtra Q Series Wins Farm Machine 2023 Jury Award
    Posted On: November 14, 2022
    Valtra’s beast beats the rest. ...
    New Holland Debuts New T5S Midsize Utility Tractor Range
    Posted On: November 14, 2022
    The manufacturer’s latest midsize tractor is built for maximum flexibility and is a Tractor of the Year 2023 finalist in the “Best Utility” category. ...
    Väderstad Proceed Wins Double Awards At Sima
    Posted On: November 11, 2022
    For the second year in a row, Proceed has won the Farm Machine award, previously known as “Machine of the year” in the Seeding category, and also won a silver medal for best innovation at SIMA. ...
    New Holland T4 F Wins Farm Machine 2023 In Best Specialized Tractor Category
    Posted On: November 10, 2022
    “New Holland has remained at the forefront of the specialty tractor segment for seven decades, earning its position as the undisputed leader by constantly innovating and upgrading our products,” says New Holland’s Oscar Baroncelli. ...
    Case IH Upgrades 2023 Steiger & Quadtrac AFS Connect Tractors, Wins Award At Sima
    Posted On: November 10, 2022
    The Case IH Quadtrac garnered the Farm Machine 2023 award in the Connectivity category at Sima in Paris ...
    Claas Lexion Honored At Sima 2022
    Posted On: November 10, 2022
    CLAAS was able to impress the jury of international trade journalists in the combine harvester category this year with the new LEXION, which was presented to the public in summer 2022. ...
    Massey Ferguson MF 5S Series Wins Farm Machine 2023 Award At Sima Show
    Posted On: November 9, 2022
    Offering best-in-class visibility, an industry-leading 4-metre turning radius, the narrowest steep-nosed bonnet, and practical features, the MF 5S Series are supreme loader tractors. ...
    Fendt 728 Vario Wins Farm Machine 2023 Award At Sima
    Posted On: November 8, 2022
    A jury of 16 European ag machine magazine journalists carefully evaluated entries in 17 categories in the process of choosing Farm Machine award winners. ...
    Hybrid Drivetrain Konzept Wins Second Red Dot Design Award Of 2022 For Steyr
    Posted On: August 23, 2022
    Judges recognise ingenuity in design of hybrid diesel-electric combination, leading to a second award following receipt earlier in 2022 of a Red Dot Design award for the STEYR TERRUS CVT production tractor range. ...
    Van Fleet World Selects IVECO Daily 7-Tonne Range As 2022 Light Truck Of The Year
    Posted On: April 1, 2022
    This is the second consecutive year the Daily has won the award, and the third time in the last four years. ...
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    Caterpillar Battery-Electric Haul Truck Trial With BHP & Rio Tinto Kicks Off In The Pilbara
    Posted 1/07/2026
    BHP, Rio Tinto, and Caterpillar are collaborating on a trial of the Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul truck at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara. ...
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    Next-Gen John Deere 8 Series Tractors Offer Upgrades To Power, Manoeuvrability & Technology
    Posted 10/06/2026
    John Deere recently launched six new 8R and 8RX tractor models offering higher-horsepower options at 440, 490, and 540 HP, as well as enhanced manoeuvrability and precision ag technology. ...
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    Reach Buyers Anywhere With International Truck Sales Platforms From Sandhills
    Posted 8/06/2026
    Sandhills Global offers local platforms for selling used trucks and trailers in nearly every region in the world. ...
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    Easy Parts Searches Start With MarketBook.co.nz
    Posted 4/06/2026
    The new Parts For Sale page on MarketBook.co.nz makes finding the parts you need fast and easy. ...
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    Takeuchi Fields TB3150 & TB3150R 15-Tonne Tracked Excavators
    Posted 3/06/2026
    Takeuchi’s new 15-tonne-class, 3-Series tracked excavators are the TB3150 with a boom swing system for offset digging and the TB3150R with a reduced tail-swing radius and fixed boom. ...
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    Enhanced Hino 300 Series Range On Sale Now
    Posted 2/06/2026
    The next step in the evolution of the proven Hino 300 Series light-duty range is now on sale, with diesel Euro 6-compliant models joining the existing Euro 6 Hybrid Electric range. ...
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    ESM Resources Expands Fleet With A Robust Iveco T-Way
    Posted 14/05/2026
    Mobile plant hire and maintenance specialist ESM Resources added a T-Way 6x6 AD380 to its fleet for its durability and its suitability for heavy-duty off-road work. ...
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    2026 Renault Trafic Gains 9-Speed Automatic Transmission & Technical Upgrades
    Posted 13/05/2026
    The 2026 Renault Trafic is a midsize commercial van featuring a new 9-speed automatic transmission, enhanced fuel consumption, and an improved 2,500-kilogram towing capacity. ...
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    Bucher Municipal Selects Iveco ML160 Eurocargo For New Sweeper Platform
    Posted 11/05/2026
    Bucher Municipal recently chose the Iveco Eurocargo ML160 as the truck platform for its new MaxPowa V65t truck-mounted sweeper, citing its manoeuvrability, safety, and emissions compliance. ...
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    Volvo Trucks Announces Next-Generation Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks
    Posted 8/05/2026
    Volvo recently announced the next generation of its heavy-duty electric trucks, which have a new drivetrain to provide greater power and comfort. ...
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