CLAAS and Kramer to cease collaboration on agricultural telehandlers as of 2018

CLAAS, one of the world's leading agricultural technology manufacturers, and Kramer-Werke, a company in the Wacker Neuson Group, have reached a mutual agreement to end their partnership for agricultural telehandlers as of 2018.

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Customers will continue to be provided with services and spare parts in the long term following the termination of this partnership.

Since 2005, Kramer-Werke GmbH has developed and produced high-quality agricultural telehandlers, which are sold by CLAAS worldwide under the "CLAAS SCORPION" brand, at its plant in Pfullendorf. The Wacker Neuson Group supplies these telehandlers to the building industry through its own sales organisation under the "Kramer" and "Wacker Neuson" brands. As of 2018, the two partners will supply the telehandler markets independently of one another. Until that time, cooperation will continue.

In the future, CLAAS will be collaborating with Liebherr in this business area. The new SCORPION series from the Liebherr production facility will be available from January 2018.

CLAAS SCORPION telehandlers are already working on many farms and related businesses. Thanks to their compact design, manoeuvrability and high performance, they have replaced many existing brands as well as traditional front-end loader tractors. The telehandlers now also offer large businesses and farm contractors the most efficient solution for most internal handling and transport work, particularly where very high placement is required.