SDF sponsors Casey Stoner

SAME DEUTZ-FAHR GROUP (SDF), one of the global leaders for the production of tractors, diesel engines and agricultural machines marketed with the DEUTZ-FAHR brand, has recently signed a sponsorship agreement with Casey Stoner, the Australian rider who, in 2007, won the World MotoGP Championship riding a Ducati and then succeeded in gaining the same title again in 2011 on the official HRC Honda.

Engines and agriculture have always been the biggest passion of this young champion who, in his free time, loves working on his family’s 3000 acre cattle farm in Australia. Despite his many commitments, Casey Stoner spends at least one month a year at home relaxing in the countryside.

Uncompromising in terms of performance and cutting-edge technologies, both in his professional and private life, Casey Stoner has chosen for the farm to use the DEUTZ-FAHR Agrotron TTV 610, a 165hp model with CVT, an efficient, versatile and reliable machine that ensures excellent performances in all circumstances and conditions.

On the basis of the agreement signed with the company based in Treviglio, Casey Stoner has agreed to become the testimonial for DEUTZ-FAHR tractors and, therefore, his image will be available for all marketing materials and advertising campaigns launched by the Group during the next two years, and his name is bound to become associated with one of the most successful brands in the field of agricultural machines.

“The DEUTZ-FAHR brand is famous all over the world and stands for cutting-edge technology and excellent performance,” says Lodovico Bussolati, SAME DEUTZ-FAHR CEO. “We are now particularly proud of having the chance to promote our products by associating them with the winning image of two-times MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner. We wish Casey yet another season of great successes and victories.”

“Our farm has been in the family for many generations,” comments Casey Stoner. “I have been brought up in the countryside and have developed a passion for agriculture – a passion that remains as strong as ever and one which has led me to really appreciate SAME DEUTZ-FAHR and its products. I am proud to have embarked on this collaboration, both for the benefit of my career as a rider and my love of agriculture.”

 

SAME DEUTZ-FAHR (SDF) Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tractors, combine harvesters, agricultural equipment and engines. The company produces and markets its own products around the world under the brand names of SAME, DEUTZ-FAHR, Lamborghini, Hrlimann and Grgoire. The tractors have engine ratings of 30 to 275 hp, while the combine harvesters have engine ratings of 115 to 450 hp. In 2010, SDF employed 2,450 employees around the globe and achieved sales revenues of 855 million and an EBIT of . 20.1 million The Group has a 26.7% holding in DEUTZ AG, an independent and global leader in the manufacture of diesel engines, and which is listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange.