Talk:AGCO

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Hi! I'm posting here on behalf of AGCO, a client of my employer, Porter Novelli. I'd like to request two edits to the "History" section:

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Hi editors, I'm Manuela and I work for AGCO. I noticed some numbers and names in the infobox are outdated and request that they be updated. All requests can be verified by the company 10-K^[1]

• Change Andrew H. Beck to Damon Audia
• Remove operating income – it is unclear where that figure comes from, it is not directly enumerated in the 10-K, and my math is not checking out with the number currently in the infobox
• Change assets to $11.42 billion
• Change equity to 4.66 billion
• Change employees to 27,900

Please let me know what you think and if you have any questions. AGCO Monaco (talk) 16:35, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done - you need to validated my changes. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 01:56, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Already done ⸺(Random)staplers 19:10, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

@Sbmeirow: that looks correct to me! Thank you for doing that. AGCO Monaco (talk) 11:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

@Sbmeirow: I did notice one thing looking again. Could you change Damon Audia's title to "Senior vice president & CFO"? Thanks! AGCO Monaco (talk) 17:25, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done - 17:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

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Hi editors, I noticed that the fourth paragraph of the 1990-1996 history section has a citation needed tag and that it is missing context related to the acquisition of Massey Ferguson. I found a source to eliminate the tag and have some suggestions for adding the additional context around the Massey Ferguson acquisition. I propose changing the current paragraph from:

• Also in 1993, AGCO purchased the North American distribution rights to Massey Ferguson, a worldwide agricultural equipment company. In 1994, they purchased McConnell Tractors,^[1] manufacturer of the large articulated Massey Ferguson tractors. AGCO developed the Agcostar line of articulated tractors. Later in 1994, the Black Machine line of planters was purchased.^{[citation needed]}

To

• AGCO purchased the North American distribution rights to global agricultural equipment manufacturer Massey Ferguson in 1993 and purchased the company from Varity the following year. The acquisition of England-based Massey Ferguson gave AGCO access to markets in Europe and around the world. At the time, Massey Ferguson had 20 percent of the global market share for tractors.^[2] AGCO also purchased McConnell Tractors in 1994,^[1] manufacturer of the large articulated Massey Ferguson tractors. AGCO developed the Agcostar line of articulated tractors. Later in 1994, the Black Machine line of planters was purchased.^[3]

Please let me know what you think. @Sbmeirow:, would you have any interest in reviewing this request as well? AGCO Monaco (talk) 11:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done - • Sbmeirow • Talk • 17:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Already done ⸺(Random)staplers 18:05, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

@Sbmeirow: Thank you for making the change and updating the job title in the infobox. AGCO Monaco (talk) 15:36, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Bold text==2006-2020 reorganization==

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Hi editors, I noticed the first paragraph of the 2006-2020 section has kind of an odd construction given that the heading is about Martin Richenhagen. What would editors think about moving the last sentence of the paragraph to the beginning, like this?

• In August of 2006, AGCO saw its first change in the position of chairman since its founding with the selection of Martin Richenhagen to succeed Robert Ratliff.^[1] 2006 saw a re-focusing of the various brands and subsidiaries, and the reduction of individual brands. AGCO announced plans to combine some, and make some only part of a larger brand, or co-branding. Examples include the Massey Ferguson 9635 Hesston self-propelled swather, and the AGCO 9365 Hesston self-propelled swather. Challenger has seen further expansion with the further consolidation of the AgChem brand into Challenger, and the introduction of Agritalia built tractors and an articulated Challenger tractor.

Please let me know what you think. @Sbmeirow: would you have any thoughts on this? AGCO Monaco (talk) 15:36, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Not done: The changes are not supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 06:29, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Even the archived page of your source appears to be empty and points nowhere. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 06:30, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

@SafariScribe: here is an archive link to the press release showing the handoff and here is a Forbes article that discusses Richenhagen taking over as chairman ("But in 2004 Ratliff was finally able to persuade him to run Agco. And two years later Richenhagen assumed the chairmanship"). Does that work to support the change in position? AGCO Monaco (talk) 13:27, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

@SafariScribe and Sbmeirow: just wanted to follow up here and see if there were any new thoughts with sources I shared. Sbmeirow, I pinged you because you have responded to my past requests. Please let me know what you think! AGCO Monaco (talk) 11:49, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi editors, for my next request, I suggest updating the first two sentences of the 2021-present section. I suggest changing them from:

• On January 1, 2021, AGCO transitioned to its third chairman in its history with the selection of Eric Hansotia to succeed the retiring Martin Richenhagen after a near 15-year tenure as head of the company.^[1] Hansotia has been working for AGCO since 2013 and had become COO of the company in October 2018.^[2]

To

• In 2021, AGCO named Eric Hansotia its third chairman, succeeding Richenhagen, who retired after approximately 15 years as head of the company.^[3] Hansotia has been working for AGCO since 2013 and became its chief operating officer in October 2018.^[4]

Because this cleans up the language a bit and makes it more concise. @Sbmeirow: would you have any interest in this request as you had reviewed some of my other ones? AGCO Monaco (talk) 11:10, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

 Done - I copied your text into the article, but I created new references, the 1st reference was archived, the 2nd reference wasn't archived (but had a problem creating an archive for it, thus reported issue to archive.org). • Sbmeirow • Talk • 20:38, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

@Sbmeirow: Thanks for doing that! AGCO Monaco (talk) 13:56, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi editors, for my next request I suggest consolidating the several sentences in the 2021-present regarding acquisitions and adding in some additional acquisitions to help make the section more complete.

So I propose changing this:

To

In addition to consolidating the content and adding more acquisitions, this also replaces several sources that are press releases with third-party coverage and updates the citations. Additionally it removes the sentence about navigating supply chain issues, as I am not sure that is an encyclopedic detail; however, if anyone reviewing prefers to keep it that is fine with me. I'd love thoughts and feedback on this. @Sbmeirow: would you have any interest in this request? Cheers AGCO Monaco (talk) 13:56, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

I agree that you writing style is much more elegant that what current exists in this article, but I don't agree that important details are removed, such as where each aquired business is located. Myself as well as other readers likely don't know where most of these businesses are located, which is why I'm not happy seeing it removed as well as not listed for every business. Though such a Wikipedia rule may not exist, I feel this stuff is important and should be included for preservation of historical information. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 20:44, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

@Sbmeirow: thanks for taking a look! I am more than happy to put the locations in. What do you think of this?

Appreciate you taking a look! AGCO Monaco (talk) 11:32, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

 Done • Sbmeirow • Talk • 13:45, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Sbmeirow: Thank you! AGCO Monaco (talk) 15:26, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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Hi editors, for my next request I suggest replacing this paragraph:

With this:

This does a few things:

• Expands company history in the last two years with third-party journalistic sources
• Replaces a press release with a third-party source

I was also wondering about the appropriateness of the Manufacturing sites section. There are several inaccuracies that I unfortunately don't have sources to correct, and it seems to me in general to be a case of not including everything or not making a directory. I would be curious for others' thoughts, and if you also find it inappropriate, would you consider removing it?

Thanks in advance for your feedback. Cheers AGCO Monaco (talk) 15:26, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Not done for now: This seems somewhat WP:NOTPRICE with the lists of all the brands in it. Thanks, Encoded  Talk 💬 23:48, 6 June 2025 (UTC)