Global equipment sales recover but one market drops 12%

Andy Brown Head of Content, Construction and Engagement

24 March 2026

Growth returned to the global construction market in 2025 after three years of declining sales, according to data from Off-Highway Research.

The 2% increase was mostly due to continued strength in emerging markets, with China and rest of the world up sharply, supported by a gentle up-tick in South America.

India was an exception, where the pre-buy activity in 2024 ahead of a new emissions regulation in 2025 naturally translated into…

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