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| Company type | GmbH & Co. KGaA |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agricultural machinery |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Founder | August Claas |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | CEO Thomas Böck |
| Products | Tractors Combines Gearboxes and Axles Balers Forage harvesters Telescopic handlers Wheel loaders Farming Information Technology |
| Revenue |  €3.898 bn (2019)[1] |
Number of employees | 11,448 (2019) |
| Website | www.claas.com |
CLAAS is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Harsewinkel, Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine Westphalia. Founded in 1913 by August Claas, CLAAS is a family business and one of the market and technology leaders in harvesting technology. It is the European market leader in combine harvesters and considered as world market leader in self-propelled forage harvesters. The product range also includes tractors, balers, mowers, rakes, tedders, silage trailers, wheel loaders, telehandlers and other harvesting equipment as well as farming information technology.[2] CLAAS employs around 11,500 employees worldwide and reported a turnover of roughly 3.9 billion euros in the 2019 financial year. About 78.5% of sales are generated outside of Germany.[3]
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- ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2019". claas-gruppe.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.