ELKADER, IOWA — A rare Caterpillar tractor auctioned with a collection of meticulously restored antique machines started a cross-country journey Tuesday to a new owner with deep ties to the company.

PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc. announced Monday it has sold its new line of Challenger farm tractors to AGCO Inc. AGCO, based in Duluth, Ga., will acquire the design, assembly and marketing of ...

Caterpillar, which generates most of its revenue selling construction equipment and engines, said it plans to take an $80 million pretax charge to write down the value of tractor-related assets ...

Caterpillar is still the leading construction equipment manufacturer in the world, with 17.8 percent market share. The second largest competitor, Komatsu, only holds 10.6 percent market share ...

At a 2,500-acre site outside Peoria, Caterpillar tests its autonomous construction equipment, a potentially transformative technology still in the early stages of commercialization.