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Kion eyes U.S. acquisition to close in on Toyota

I ask me who could be the target of acquisition

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German forklift truck maker Kion is shopping around for an acquisition in the United States to complement its value brand OM, which could help it overtake Japanese rival Toyota Industries (6201.T: Quote, Profile, Research) as market leader.
  • Posted 31 Aug 2007 18:27
  • By cyberclon
  • joined 31 Aug'07 - 1 message
  • NRW, Germany
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Hi Kevin i agree Linde can be a pain with out product support but yes they are great when you have the tools,and yes Still trucks are a pain (R70!!!)
  • Posted 11 Sep 2007 17:50
  • By Herald
  • joined 3 Jan'07 - 128 messages
  • lancashire, United Kingdom
but herald i do not like still trucks. with a passion. horrible things.
  • Posted 11 Sep 2007 06:40
  • By kevin_k
  • joined 25 Nov'05 - 502 messages
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
hello herald. no i,m not a former linde employee.i,m just a bit blunt sometimes.i work for the main opposition to linde (not toyota). i have 4 lindes that i look after alongside some of our own brand and they are reliable good kit but when the 2 h30d trucks play up it can be a bit of a pain in the rear end not having access to the software and info. see blunt. cheers
  • Posted 11 Sep 2007 05:54
  • By kevin_k
  • joined 25 Nov'05 - 502 messages
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
Hi Kevin you seem to have a downer on Linde looking at this and previous posts,are you a ex disgruntled employee?
  • Posted 10 Sep 2007 02:50
  • By Herald
  • joined 3 Jan'07 - 128 messages
  • lancashire, United Kingdom
They don't have to see truck. They are in the business of making money by repackaging and turning the companies around. With the aim to go IPO.

This year KION is doing great; (everybody in Europe, especially in Eastern part, going great). One two more years on the market which is expected to be up, KION will further improve its figures; and eventually KION goes IPO.
  • Posted 3 Sep 2007 12:19
  • By thething
  • joined 16 Dec'05 - 14 messages
  • British Columbia, Canada
kion own the linde brand in europe. they are a group of investors with money at hand. most of them probably never seem a truck
  • Posted 1 Sep 2007 04:16
  • By kevin_k
  • joined 25 Nov'05 - 502 messages
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
Who?.... Crown is US, NACCO is US, every other major brand in the US is Japanese or is owned by a Japanese based company.
  • Posted 31 Aug 2007 20:56
  • By Toyotaman
  • joined 5 Apr'07 - 56 messages
  • Rhode Island, United States

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