AGCO Acquires JCA Industries (JCA Technologies)
May 2, 2022
AGCO, the global agricultural machinery manufacturer, has acquired JCA Industries, Inc. (d/b/a JCA Technologies), a Winnipeg-based developer of autonomous software, electronic systems and implement controls for agricultural machinery. The acquisition strengthens AGCO's engineering and software development capabilities—particularly in path planning, sensor fusion and remote-control software—to accelerate delivery of highly automated and autonomous machines.
- Buyers
- AGCO
- Targets
- JCA Industries, Inc. (d/b/a JCA Technologies)
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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