landini aka ARGO got the laverda and NH hillside combines when NH and CIH had to unload parts of their repective plants the meet the fair trade rules in the US and EU. Here is some info I copied on the subject. CNH Receives European Commission Approval for Divestitures Racine, Wisconsin (May 11, 2000) CNH Global (N:CNH) announced it has received approval from the European Commission for the sale of selected agricultural equipment assets to ARGO S.p.A., the holding company of landini S.p.A. The transaction includes a plant in Breganze, Italy, the laverda line of non-hillside combines that are produced there, and a number of large square balers sold in Europe. CNH is divesting these assets in compliance with terms set by the European Commission's approval of the business merger of Case Corporation and New Holland. Covered under the agreements with ARGO are New Holland's laverda brand combine line (excluding hillside units) and Case IH's large square baler models produced in Europe, along with the laverda and Fortschritt brands, respectively. In addition, ARGO has exclusive commercial rights for these laverda combines in the European Economic Area (EEA). ARGO will have the option of distributing the laverda combines through the New Holland dealer network, in addition to its own. CNH also reached a supply agreement with ARGO to produce New Holland's hillside model combines at the Breganze plant. CNH retains the commercial rights to these models and will continue to sell them through New Holland dealers. The agreement with ARGO includes distribution rights to sell the hillside combines under the laverda brand to its dealer network as well.