Our History
Argo Tractors is an important industrial Group family owned that designs, produces and markets tractors, services and parts worldwide, which encompass a technological portfolio of brands that have set important milestones in agricultural mechanization.
Discover the most significant milestones of one of the most important industrial Group in the sector.
1980
1988
Founding of the Argo company
The brothers Valerio and Pierangelo Morra set up the company Argo SpA with the aim of becoming an industrial holding and service provider for Group companies. In the same year Argo acquired the company Fort of Luzzara (Reggio Emilia), active in the production of agricultural machinery.
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1990
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1994
Acquisition of Landini SpA
Argo acquires Landini SpA, a historic tractor company based in Fabbrico (RE).
1995
Acquisition of Valpadana SpA
Valpadana SpA of S.Martino in Rio (RE)
is acquired, a well-known manufacturer of specialised low and medium horsepower tractors.
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2000
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2000
Acquisition of Laverda SpA
The Argo Group acquires Laverda SpA of Breganze (VI), a historic Italian company, internationally renowned, entering the sector of combine harvesters.
That same year it also acquires the company S.E.P., a well-known brand in the market of small agricultural machines.
2001
Acquisition of McCormick
With a view to expanding its international presence, the Group acquires the historic McCormick brand together with its tractor production plantsin England (Doncaster) and driveline plants in France (St. Dizier)
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2004
Acquisition of Fella-Werke Gmbh & Co. KG
Consistent with its mission of international growth, through its subsidiary Laverda SpA, the Argo Group acquires Fella-Werke Gmbh & Co. KG and its related commercial and industrial activities.
2005
Acquisition of 50% of Gallignani SpA
Through its subsidiary Laverda, Argo
acquires 50% of the capital of Gallignani SpA, a leading company in the grass harvest sector.
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2007
New Joint Venture
The group strengthens its harvesting business by establishing a joint venture with Agco Corporation, in partnership with Laverda.
2007
Founding of Argo Tractors SpA
In October, Landini and McCormick
are merged into a single business: Argo Tractors SpA.
At the same time the assembly of McCormick tractors moves from Doncaster (UK) to Fabbrico (RE – Italy).
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2010
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2010
The ARGO Group makes the tractor its core business
The Argo Industrial Group focuses on the agricultural tractor business and sells its stake in Laverda SpA to Agco. At the end of the year all tractor production is brought back to Italy, to the factories in Fabbrico, San Martino in Rio and Luzzara.
2011
Valpadana merges into Argo Tractors SpA
Valpadana, already owned by ARGO, merges into Argo Tractors SpA to leverage synergies in production,distribution and organisation.
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2013
New Season Opening
The Argo Tractors World Convention is held in the Paganini Auditorium in Parma to share the company’s new development plan with the press, importers and Landini, McCormick and Valpadana dealers.
2014
Landini’s 130th Anniversary
Landini celebrates the brand’s 130th anniversary
with a special press event: an Endurance race with a Landini Series 7 in action for 130 consecutive hours and driven by trade journalists on the Ciocco circuit (Lucca).
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2015
Xtractor: Australia
McCormick produces Xtractor Around the World: a film documentary, with 4 tractors and camera car in a tractor adventure covering 8,500 km in 45 days on (and off) Australian roads.
2017
Opening of the new branch office
of Argo Tractors Espana
On the 29th of September,
the new Argo Tractors Espana headquarters was opened in Villamarciel, selling Landini and McCormick tractors throughout the Iberian territory. With a total property measuring 6 hectares and 2,500 square metres indoors, the new facility has sufficient equipped spaces for carrying out activities useful for the promotion of the brands and their products in the territory, as well as for the best technical and commercial training of the dealership network.
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2018
Xtractor: South Africa
McCormick produces Xtractor Around the World:
a film documentary, with 4 tractors and camera car in a tractor adventure covering 8,000 km in 50 days on (and off) South African roads.
2019
Opening of the new branch office
of Argo Tractors France
The new headquarters of Argo Tractors France
was opened on the 10th of October 2019 and will sell Landini and McCormick tractors throughout France. The new site is home to an advanced training centre that is able to provide all the support necessary for the dealership network
and even to host special events organised for customers. The branch office of Argo Tractors France aims to become a cutting-edge operational site dedicated to high-performance products and services designed for modern agriculture.
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2020
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2021
REX4 Electra
Landini’s REX4 Electra, with an electrified front axle, wins the prestigious Eima International Technical Innovation 2021 award for its manoeuvrability, comfort, and ease of use, while at the same time respecting the primary objectives of environmental protection and sustainability.
2022
Argo Tractors joins the
“Motor Valley” Association
Argo Tractors has officially joined Motor Valley, the prestigious association that brings together the major motoring brands of the Emilia-Romagna industrial district, corporate museums, private collections, circuits, driving schools and motoring event organisers. All this with the aim of building, preserving and handing down the motoring heritage of the region and developing it for tourism as well as promotional purposes in the main international markets.
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2022
Argo Tractors Deutschland & Österreich
The ultra-modern headquarters of Argo Tractors Deutschland & Österreich is inaugurated. Located in the Burgoberbach industrial park, it features a showroom, a training centre, an event area, and an innovative Competence Centre, complete with a test field for dynamic demonstrations.
2022
Argo Tractors South Africa
The new Argo Tractors South Africa headquarters in Kempton Park, just a few kilometres from the capital of Johannesburg, was inaugurated on 1 June. This facility houses an advanced training centre for providing technical support to the dealer network, an assembly operations centre, and a dedicated event area.
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2022
REX4 Full Hybrid
The REX4 Full Hybrid project, which won the Eima International Technical Innovation award, represents a fundamental step towards the development of electrification technologies that are poised to play an increasingly decisive role in the market of the future. An electric motor coupled with a diesel engine delivering combined system power of 80 kW helps reduce pollutant and noise emissions. Furthermore, it allows operation with an autonomy of 4 hours in Full Electric mode.
2022
Digital Solutions
At Eima International, Landini and McCormick introduce their Digital Solutions for more efficient and sustainable agriculture, unified within an App, which provides simple tractor management controls.
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2023
Argo Tractors Irland
Argo Tractors’ commercial development in Europe enters a new phase with the founding of Argo Tractors Ireland Ltd. to market tractors in Ireland.
2023
Argo Tractors triumphs twice with Landini and McCormick at Tractor of the Year 2024 at Agritechnica
Double achievement for Argo Tractors at the “Tractor of The Year 2024”, the prestigious international award for excellence in agricultural mechanisation. The Argo Tractors group was awarded prizes in both of the categories in which it was nominated: The Landini REX 4-120GT RoboShift Dynamic came out on top in the Best of Specialized segment, while the McCormick X5.120 P3-Drive won in Best Utility.
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2024
Campagnola (Reggio Emilia, Italy), home to the new plant dedicated to Argo Tractors transmissions
Argo Tractors SpA takes another significant step forward in terms of organisational and quality development with the opening of its new hub dedicated to technological development and the manufacture of transmissions in Campagnola Emilia, in the province of Reggio Emilia, Italy. The opening of this new plant coincides exactly with the year in which Landini, the brand of tractors manufactured by the group, celebrates 140 years of history.
2024
McCormick Hyper Safety View will be a “Technical Novelty” at EIMA 2024
Argo Tractors receives another Technical Innovation Award, the prestigious accolade linked to Eima International. Argo Tractors’ R&D department developed the award-winning solution, Hyper Safety View: an advanced system designed to improve tractor safety. Combining computer vision, artificial intelligence and a robust hardware architecture, this system is capable of detecting the presence of obstacles and people, preventing collisions through audio-visual alerts.
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