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Hitachi Construction Machinery corporate and regional shifts

Overview

Hitachi, Ltd. completed the divestment of its entire stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery by August 2026, reducing its ownership from 9.98% to 0%.

Following this divestment, Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) initiated a restructuring of its dealer network in Northwest and Central West Africa. Under this new arrangement, SMT will end its role as an authorized dealer at the end of the year.

Machinery Distribution in Africa (MDA) has been appointed to manage sales and technical services for several countries, including the Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Cameroon. Meanwhile, Movicortes will expand its territory to include nations such as Morocco, Senegal, and Guinea. HCME also plans to establish a direct presence in Morocco and Mauritania to support the mining sector.

Entities

Panasonic Holdings Corporation · Machinery Distribution in Africa · Movicortes · Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe · SMT

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe restructures African dealer network

    Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe is restructuring its African dealer network, appointing Machinery Distribution in Africa and expanding Movicortes's territory to improve regional service and coverage.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Hitachi, Ltd. divests Hitachi Construction Machinery stake

    Hitachi, Ltd. has fully divested its stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery while showing significantly higher growth from past U.S. IT acquisitions compared to Panasonic Holdings.

Sources

aggbusiness.com · business.nikkei.com · lectura.press · maonline.jp