| Caterpillar Inc. operates in three principal lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products. Machinery deals with the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of construction, mining and forestry machinery. Engines business deals with the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of engines. Financial Products, consists primarily of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar Insurance Holdings, Inc., Caterpillar Power Ventures Corporation and their respective subsidiaries. In April 2007, the Company acquired Eurenov S.A.S. In November 2007, it announced the acquisition of the assets of the Blount Forestry Division and assumed product design, development and manufacturing responsibilities. In April 2008, Satyam Computer Services Limited acquired Caterpillar's market research and customer analytics operations. |
