Heavy equipment distributor PT United Tractors (UNTR), a subsidiary of the Astra Group conglomerate, is upbeat about selling up to 9,500 of its flagship Komatsu tractors this year, despite flat sales in the first quarter. United Tractors sold 2,207 Komatsu tractors in the first three…

* Nikkei rises 1 pct to end above 9,500 * Automakers extend gains, Komatsu reverses early losses * Mazda to raise $2 bln via share issue By Dominic Lau and Mari Saito TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose 1 percent on Wednesday to its highest in six…

By Colin Lokey:Cummins (CMI) manufactures diesel and natural gas engines as well as engine components and is the world's leader in truck engine manufacturing. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and counts Chrysler (FIATY.PK), Daimler (DDAIY.PK),…

Komatsu, the world's second-biggest mining-equipment maker, expects global demand for its machines to reach a fresh record next year, fuelled by China and India's search for coal, iron ore and copper.

Asian stocks fell, sending a regional index to its sixth weekly drop in seven weeks, as signs of slowing growth in China and Japan and concern that Europe’s debt crisis is worsening overshadowed improving U.S. data. HSBC Holdings Plc (5), Europe’s biggest lender, fell 2 percent in Hong…

The first HD-785-7 monster dump truck, strong enough to carry the equivalent of 45 adult hippopotamuses, rolled off the production line at Komatsu's factory on Thursday.