LiuGong gains new ground in North America

Construction equipment maker invests in and targets the fast-growing North American market, Du Juan reports

"It's not a question of whether Chinese construction companies will be successful in North America. It's really a question of how many," said Marc Dowdell, president of LiuGong Construction Machinery North America.

As head of the subsidiary owned by Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co Ltd, headquartered in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Dowdell helped it achieve a profit for the first time in 2013. The achievement is seen as a breakthrough for LiuGong in the North American market since it started operations there in 2008.