The objective of this study is to present a concise overview of the development of the markets for various types of construction equipment and agricultural tractors in Austria.

This report assesses the major trends that have taken place since the publication of Off-Highway Research's last study in 2018 on the subject and offers a forecast for each product sector until 2026.

The findings presented in this study are based upon an extensive interview programme carried out in the fourth quarter 2022 with all leading suppliers and domestic manufacturers, and on Off-Highway Research's existing database. In addition to the profiles of distributors offered, an analysis of the production operations of Liebherr, CNH Industrial and Wacker Neuson can be found after the equipment analysis section of this report.

Agricultural tractor data comes from official registrations, while there is a formal exchange of sales statistics between importers of construction equipment, which is organised by the Austrian dealer association, MAWEV. Although a few companies are not members of this exchange, it is extremely comprehensive and relates solely to machines sold for first use in Austria. This is of particular importance in an analysis of the Austrian market, since many dealers also operate branch networks in the Eastern European countries bordering Austria or have a distribution arrangement with local dealers.

The sales data in this report also includes machines which are immediately put into dealer rental fleets. MAWEV is also responsible for the organisation of the Austrian construction equipment trade show, the MAWEV show, which is held near Linz every three years.