agco droping massey combines?

I was told today that agco had decided to drop Massey combines and was going to run with Fent or Gleaner combines  I dont understand AGCO 

That is correct,  I think the massey will become a badged fendt.  If you every take a tour of the assembly plant in hesston you'll understand why they are dropping massey.  Probably at least 8 to 1 gleaners to massey.  When I was there the entire final assembly line only had one massey on it, out of probably 20+ combines, that was in 2007.   Massey might make it longer if the problems with the fendt continue, don't know what they are just what I was told.


Edited by Kansas99 - 14 Jan 2021 at 6:59am

Hadn't heard that Daeler,  I know they have badged massey ones in Europe, figure that's coming here, but if they're trying to make a hard push in NA with fendt then your probably right.  I've also heard the all challenger tractors will become fendt. Don't know just what I was told, don't know if that means yellow is gone or if they are going to paint fendt yellow(already do some).  It's interesting that all most agco dealers in this area are now fendt, but I don't know any that are a ideal dealer yet.


Edited by Kansas99 - 14 Jan 2021 at 7:05am

victoryallis wrote: Now if they would just drop the MF name all together.

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Edited by wekracer - 14 Jan 2021 at 7:14am

Gee, now the Massey guys will know how the Allis guys and White guys felt a decade ago!

Real Americans don't fit in the globalist box. They'll never get it.

Ive seen some Fendt tractors on trailers on the road and that green color is awful- 

   I would take that Green over the other Overpriced Green & Yellow any day of the week. I dont think the Fendt Green is all that bad . They need to get down to 1 Core Brand Period. I like the Newer Massy Combines. I think they are Better then the Ideal but that is another AGCO Decision they have to live  with. You guys are right about the Massy Guys feeling the Pain that the Allis & White guys felt when they droped those brands. I think the Fendt is the Best out of the Brands that they have left. They need to be painted Orange with AGCO on the Side . As far as the Challenger goes,i hate to see it disappear. The problem is they are painting them green & putting a good running engine in them that does Better on Fuel. They need to give  you the option of color with one name, like White did with the Oliver, MMoline, Cockshutt & latter the American Series Whites. They would sell more that way. I dont think Fendt is going anywhere. I would rather see Fendt then the Massy Brand to be Honest. Nothing againist Massy. Massy sells because they are Cheaper in Price where Fendt is the Cadillac of the Stable. I wont be surprised before it is done, if they dont have a Green Fendt 4x4 to replace the 900 series Challengers after seeing a Concept of it on the web this past week. AGCO has a History of Droping Brands that we like in the USA ,that dont or wont sell Global. It is not Right but maybe the New Ceo with Change that since he is a American who worked for the Green & yellow Brand for 20 plus yrs before coming to AGCO.