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2012

2011

11/13/2011 Valtra wins the prestigious red dot design award
11/13/2011 Valtra presents a biogas tractor powered by a six-cylinder SCR engine
05/16/2011 AGCO Opens Doors to New Global Learning Center

2010

01/13/2010 Innovations from AGCO Corp. Collect Five AE50 Awards
01/12/2010 AGCO Announces North American Brand Strategy

2009

05/06/2009 AGCO Reaffirms Support for Valtra Tractors in U.S. and Canada
10/09/2009 Valtra celebrates 30th anniversary of co-operation between Volvo BM and Valmet

2008

10/20/2008 Valtra announces brand new S Series - More power and comfort
05/19/2008 Black and orange now offered on new Valtra tractors

2007

11/15/2007 Valtra increases purchases from Turkey
11/11/2007 New AutoComfort semi-active cab suspension enhances comfort
11/11/2007 Valtra approves 100% biodiesel (B100) for use in all engines, including Common Rail Engines
11/11/2007 New smaller N Series models
11/11/2007 Cleaner engines for the A Series
11/11/2007 Valtra introduces turning LHLINK front linkage
08/07/2007 Jari Rautjärvi Appointed Vice President, Managing Director of Valtra EAME
05/08/2007 Valtra ranks first in terms of employee initiatives for third year in a row in Finland
03/06/2007 Valtra succeeds well in 2006 despite tougher markets
01/18/2007 Next generation of the professional Valtra T Series: More productive, versatile and comfortable than ever
01/18/2007 AGCO’s new R&D Centre for Valtra brand in Suolahti, Finland

2006

11/06/2006 20 percent biodiesel suitable for Valtra’s Common Rail engines
11/06/2006 New Valtra Collection 2007-2008 introduced
06/26/2006 AGCO FURTHER PENETRATES EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKETS
05/08/2006 Valtra ranks first in terms of employee initiatives for second year in a row

2005

11/06/2005 Auto-Guide accurately steers the tractor without the driver touching the wheel
11/06/2005 Valtra offers ISOBUS couplings on N, T, M and S Series tractors
11/06/2005 Common Rail engines to power N and T Series tractors
11/06/2005 U-Pilot Headland Management System makes headland maneuvers simple
11/06/2005 “Fits for every farm” - Valtra proudly presents N Series - 100hp to 150 hp
09/19/2005 Valtra A Series now available with open cab
06/21/2005 AGCO Appoints Matti Ruotsala Vice President and Managing Director of VALTRA EAME
06/14/2005 New Distribution Arrangements in Sweden, Denmark and Norway
06/10/2005 Valtra receives order for 189 tractors from China
06/03/2005 Valtra updates front loader range
05/16/2005 Valtra offers new range of color options
05/16/2005 Exhaust brake option for T Series
05/16/2005 Valtra introduces powerful new hydraulics with output of 160 liters/minute
04/22/2005 Product development and marketing operations to move from Jyväskylä to Suolahti
03/03/2005 19,582 Valtra tractors produced last year

2004

11/10/2004 Valtra wins prestigious design award for the second time
09/06/2004 A Series gets the new Valtra look
09/06/2004 A Series history
09/06/2004 New-look Valtra models for 2005
09/06/2004 Cab suspension for T and M Series
09/06/2004 Powerful new City XM articulated tractor
07/07/2004 Managing Director Ilkka Hakala of Valtra to AGCO Corporation
06/21/2004 Valtra expands T Series line of tractors
01/07/2004 KONE Finalizes Sale of Valtra to AGCO Corporation

2003

12/18/2003 Valtra production at Suolahti factory to exceed 10,000 tractors in 2003
11/10/2003 Valtra deepens co-operation with Turkey’s Hema Endüstri
11/09/2003 S-Series tractors now available with 246 and 280 horsepower
11/09/2003 Valtra C Series – a powerful new tractor that is ideal for livestock farms
11/09/2003 Valtra XM-models - World champion now also with articulated steering
09/23/2003 Valtra receives order for 50 tractors from Russia
09/15/2003 Valtra Turns Out Tractor No. 500,000
09/10/2003 KONE Divests Its Tractor Business Valtra to AGCO
08/08/2003 125 New Valtra’s to China
07/08/2003 Power and agility: Valtra’s advantage in the tractor market
07/08/2003 New Valtra M Series - The world’s most powerful four cylinder tractor
06/26/2003 KONE Aims to Divest Its Tractors And Forest Machines Businesses
06/23/2003 Valtra Wins Major Order in Iran
05/19/2003 Valtra opens new Nordic trade-in tractor section at www.valtra.com
05/14/2003 Valtra and Väderstad’s European ‘Super Challenge’
04/01/2003 Valtra’s Product development center wins international Cadee 2002 3D modeling competition
02/26/2003 Record number of SisuDiesel engines in 2002

2002

09/24/2002 Valtra Grows Together with the Customer
09/24/2002 From Felling to Transport
09/24/2002 Valtra’s A Series
09/24/2002 Partek and its largest business unit, Valtra, to complement strategy of KONE Corporation
09/24/2002 New Large Tractors from Valtra
09/02/2002 Valtra expands assembly plant in Suolahti
08/12/2002 Major order for Valtra in China
05/23/2002 Carl-Gustaf Bergström appointed Partek CEO and acting President
05/17/2002 Valtra further increases production volumes
02/21/2002 Valtra builds a global organization
02/13/2002 Financial result for 2001
01/30/2002 Sisu Diesel’s Environmental Management System certified
01/25/2002 Record amount of Sisudiesel engines in 2001

2001

11/11/2001 Valtra EcoPower, new 6750 105 hp
11/11/2001 S Series
11/11/2001 Partek´s Interim Report January-September 2001
11/11/2001 X series - the articulated solution for forestry, farming and communes
10/22/2001 Ilkka Hakala appointed President of Valtra
09/04/2001 Partek´s Interim Report January-March 2000
04/11/2001 Valtra reinforces sales in Sweden and Norway
02/15/2001 Financial Result for 2000
01/19/2001 Valtra - The 50th Anniversary
01/19/2001 Valtra receives certificate for successful environmental program
01/19/2001 Sisu Diesel achieves record production figure

2000

05/25/2000 The Valtra Shell Pulling Team competes with three Pro Stock tractors in Europe
03/06/2000 Valtra - the most successful tractor manufacturer in 1999
02/28/2000 Valtra introduces WAP-services at the CeBit fair
02/18/2000 Financial result for 1999
02/18/2000 Partek invests in e-business
02/07/2000 Valtra sells 150 agricultural tractors to Iraq
02/06/2000 Valtra is developing electronic business

1999

11/11/1999 Finnish Quality Award Granted to Valtra Inc.
11/07/1999 Valtra unveils new models at Agritechnica: Making the tractor market more colorful
11/07/1999 Valtra unveils new models at Agritechnica: Valtra Valmet 8350 HiTech low rev model
11/07/1999 Valtra unveils new models at Agritechnica: HiTech series
11/07/1999 Valtra unveils new models at Agritechnica: High-power series
11/07/1999 Valtra unveils new models at Agritechnica: Valtra Valmet articulated tractors
08/20/1999 Change of President at Valtra do Brasil
06/16/1999 Partek´s Interim Report from January - April 1999
05/26/1999 Valtra makes major deal with the Road Service Lithuania
05/19/1999 Valtra Valmet Shell Pulling Team
02/19/1999 Financial Result for 1998
01/21/1999 Valtra do Brasil, sales figures for 1998
01/20/1999 Valtra do Brasil, sales figures for 1998

1998

10/20/1998 HiTech tractors
10/20/1998 Valtra launches HiTech models
10/12/1998 New dealers strengthen Valtra´s position in the UK
09/16/1998 Partek Corporation Stock Exchange Release
01/27/1998 Valtra and Agritalia sign agreement on production of special tractors