Caterpillar Inc. - CAT- Profile

Caterpillar Inc.. The Group's principal activity is to design, manufacture and market construction machinery and engines. The Group's operations are conducted through three business segments: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products. Machinery segment designs, manufactures and markets construction, mining and forestry machinery and related parts. Engines segment designs, manufactures and markets electric power generation systems, on-highway vehicles and locomotives, marine, petroleum, industrial, agricultural and related parts. Financial Products segment provides financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of equipment, offers operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, wholesale financing plans and insurance services. The Group's products are sold under the brand names Caterpillar, Cat, Solar Turbines, MaK, Perkins, FG Wilson and Olympian. It operates in the United States, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Latin America and North America. Machinery accounted for 63% of 2006 revenues; Engines, 31% and Financial Products, 6%