MINI-EXCAVATORS

PUBLISH DATE: APRIL 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NORTH AMERICAN SALES

 Sales by Size
Sales Breakdown by Region
Market Trends
Market Segments

MARKET SHARES

NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

COMPONENT SUPPLY

FIELD POPULATION

FORECAST

MANUFACTURER SUMMARY

Bobcat
IHI
Takeuchi
Yanmar

MANUFACTURER CONTACT INFORMATION

CURRENT MODELS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This analysis report examines the North American mini-excavator market and is an update to our September 2011 report.  Mini-excavators, as covered in this report, are compact excavators with an operating weight less than six metric tons. Most OEMs offer “mini or compact excavators” that weigh up to ten metric tons, however, we include machines weighing more than six metric tonnes in our hydraulic excavator report (Equipment Analysis).

Mini-excavators are useful on work sites for applications where their larger, more traditional counterparts cannot fit. One factor working in their favor is their low ownership and operating costs. Since the recession in 2009, there has been a shift to rent equipment on an as needed basis rather than tie up limited capital in machines and machine maintenance; therefore there has been a swing in ownership of these machines towards rental companies and dealer rental operations.