The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has presented 65 member manufacturers with “Statistics Outstanding Merit Awards” for exemplary 2009 performance in AEM’s data reporting programs.

The association says these manufacturers’ actions ”enhance the association’s ability to provide meaningful market information to member companies for business benchmarking and planning.” The annual awards are based on statistical data reporting timeliness, accuracy, consistency and good corporate citizenship.

AEM statistics activities encompass more than 180 unique product programs with more than 265 reporting companies, covering information from county-level retail sales data in North America to shipments data on a global basis. For more information, go to www.aem.org ^[1] in the Statistics ^[2] section.

AEM recognized the following companies as 2009 “Statistics Outstanding Merit Award” winners:

• AGCO Corporation
• Alamo Group
• ALO North America
• American Augers
• AUSA North America
• Bobcat
• BouMatic LLC
• Brillion Iron Works
• Bush-Hog
• Carelift Equipment Ltd.
• Caterpillar
• Charles Machine Works
• Claas of America
• CNH
• Deere & Company
• DeLaval Inc.
• Doosan Infracore America
• Doosan Infracore Portable Power
• Dressta North America
• GEA Farm Technologies
• Gehl Company
• Guangxi LiuGong Machinery
• Hagie Mfg. Company
• Haulotte Group
• Haulotte Group/Biljax
• Hyundai Construction
• JCB Inc.
• JLG Industries
• KCMA Corporation
• Kioti Tractor
• Komatsu America
• Koyker Mfg. Company
• Krause Corporation
• KRONE N.A.
• Kubota Canada Ltd.
• Kubota Tractor Corporation
• Landini Canada
• LBX Company
• LeTourneau Technologies
• Liebherr Construction
• Liftking Industries
• Load Lifter Mfg.
• MacDon Industries
• Mahindra USA
• Manitou North America
• M-B Companies
• Miller St. Nazianz
• Moxy Trucks of America
• New Holland Construction
• Paul Mueller Company
• Pettibone Corporation
• Ponsse N.A.
• Sellick Equipment
• Skyjack
• Takeuchi US
• Terex AWP
• Tigercat Industries
• Toro Company
• Toyota Material Handling USA
• Vermeer Corporation
• Volvo Construction Equipment
• Wacker Neuson
• Woods Equipment
• Worksaver Inc.
• Yanmar America.               

AEM also recognized five companies for significantly improved 2009 data reporting:  AUSA North America, Mahindra, M-B Companies, GEA Farm Technologies and Moxy Truck.