Business in Western Europe saw an increase in turnover. Among the contributing factors were positive developments in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands. Sales revenue dropped, however, in France, the Group’s third-largest market.
Turnover increased in volume in the US and in the Far East/Australia region. And Liebherr saw a good sales performance in the Middle East. A downturn was recorded in Eastern Europe and on certain African markets however.
Liebherr achieved growth in the construction machinery and mining area and also in the area comprising maritime cranes, aerospace and transportation systems, machine tools and automation systems. Turnover from construction machinery and mining equipment, including the earthmoving, mining, mobile cranes, tower cranes and concrete technology divisions, rose by €330 million or 6.2 % to €5.624 billion.
