TAFE Tractors

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TAFE, Tractors And Farm Equipment, is a Chennai, India based tractor manufacturer, is a unit of the Amalgamations Group. TAFE was established in 1961 to market and manufacturer tractors under the license of Massey Ferguson. TAFE manufacturers Simpsons engines from designs under license from the Perkins company.

TAFE is one of the largest tractor manufacturers in India with over 500 dealers and outlets in India alone. TAFE is 24% owned by the AGCO Corporation of Duluth, Georgia, the owner of the Massey Ferguson brand, and manufacturers tractors and components for AGCO for exportation. TAFE is also active in exporting their own TAFE branded tractors.

TAFE has agreements with other companies to brand and market tractors under the TAFE name to the USA. [TAFE USA] imports tractors from TAFE in India, as well as tractors manufactured by LS Tractors in South Korea, (formerly LG Tractors), which are branded as TAFE.

In June 2004, TAFE purchased Eicher Motors Tractors and Engines business, along with the Eicher brand name for tractors. This put them in the #2 position for market share of tractors in India.

link to [AGCO]
link to [Massey Ferguson]
link to [LS Tractors]
link to [Perkins]
link to [Eicher]
link to [Tafe]
link to [Amalgamations Group]

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