The trade war is forcing construction equipment OEMs to think again about exports

Mitchell Keller and Neil Gerrard

23 April 2025

LiuGong Chairman Zeng Guang'an (Image: Mitchell Keller) LiuGong Chairman Zeng Guang’an during the company’s bauma 2025 press conference. (Image: Mitchell Keller)

The sun was shining on Munich, Germany, to open day one of the world’s largest exposition fair on 7 April.

But somewhere behind the brightly coloured spectacle of product launches and innovation showcases, lurked the spectre of US President Donald Trump’s import tariff plan.

“Every four years they have a new president”

Trump has suspended planned high tariffs on most countries around the world for 90 days (outside of…

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