Figures for New Tractor Sales (by brand) in the UK have been released by the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association), however in accordance with a Decision of the European Commission permitting the analysis of company information, it is one year in arrears. So in effect, these are for 2015, with 2016 being released in 1 years time.
The figures however do give a valuable insight into how the market is shaking up, and show Kubota as a brand on the up, and John Deere strengthening their lead at the top.
BRAND Units sold Market Share +/-
John Deere 3655 30.2% +0.7%
New Holland 2264 18.7% -0.9%
Massey Ferguson 1354 11.2% -1.1%
Case IH 1019 8.4% -0.8%
Kubota 810 6.7% +2.0%
Fendt 696 5.7% -0.4%
Claas 583 4.8% -0.9%
Valtra 422 3.5% +0.1%
Same Deutz-Fahr 284 2.3% +0.1%
McCormick 184 1.5% -0.6%
JCB 156 1.3% +0.4%
Zetor 128 1.1% +1.1%
Landini 105 0.9% +0.1%