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Hydraulic Excavators in South America

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  • 51 Pages
  • July 2025
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6025256
Hydraulic Excavators in South America industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • Hydraulic excavator is a large vehicle designed for excavation and demolition. Hydraulic excavators are completely dependent on hydraulic systems. The undercarriage of the hydraulic excavator consists of a track or wheeled platform and enables the vehicle to be transported by supporting it on the undercarriage. The platform allows drivers to control the hydraulic excavator by using levers to steer the vehicle, raise and lower the boom, and operate the bucket. Crawler hydraulic excavator, Dragline hydraulic excavator, Suction hydraulic excavator, Skid steer hydraulic excavator, and long reach hydraulic excavator are in our scope. Market volume represents the total number of hydraulic excavators sold within a specific market during a defined period. After-sales market is not in our scope.
  • Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 24.2% between 2019 and 2024, reaching a total of 29,354.0 units in 2024.
  • The infrastructure segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with a total of 24,452.0 units, equivalent to 83.3% of the market's overall volume.
  • In 2024, the South American hydraulic excavator market experienced a consumption volume contraction of 6.8% driven by high inflation and economic instability.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the hydraulic excavators market in South America
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the hydraulic excavators market in South America
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key hydraulic excavators market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South America hydraulic excavators market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the South America hydraulic excavators market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the South America hydraulic excavators market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South America hydraulic excavators market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up South America's hydraulic excavators market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market volume
1.2. Market volume forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.3. What are the most recent market developments?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Volvo Construction Equipment
8.2. Caterpillar Inc
8.3. Komatsu Ltd
8.4. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related the analyst research
10.4. About the Analyst
List of Tables
Table 1: South America hydraulic excavators market volume: units, 2019-24
Table 2: South America hydraulic excavators market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2019-24
Table 3: South America hydraulic excavators market category segmentation: units, 2019-24
Table 4: South America hydraulic excavators market geography segmentation: units, 2024
Table 5: South America hydraulic excavators market volume forecast: units, 2024-29
Table 6: Volvo Construction Equipment: Key Facts
Table 7: Volvo Construction Equipment: key employees
Table 8: Caterpillar Inc: Key Facts
Table 9: Caterpillar Inc: annual financial ratios
Table 10: Caterpillar Inc: key employees
Table 11: Caterpillar Inc: key employees Continued
Table 12: Komatsu Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: Komatsu Ltd: annual financial ratios
Table 14: Komatsu Ltd: key employees
Table 15: Komatsu Ltd: key employees Continued
Table 16: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 17: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd: annual financial ratios
Table 18: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd: key employees
Table 19: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd: key employees Continued
Table 20: South America Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: South America hydraulic excavators market volume: units, 2019-24
Figure 2: South America hydraulic excavators market category segmentation: units, 2019-24
Figure 3: South America hydraulic excavators market geography segmentation: % share, by volume, 2024
Figure 4: South America hydraulic excavators market volume forecast: units, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the hydraulic excavators market in South America, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the hydraulic excavators market in South America, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the hydraulic excavators market in South America, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the hydraulic excavators market in South America, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the hydraulic excavators market in South America, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the hydraulic excavators market in South America, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Volvo Construction Equipment
  • Caterpillar Inc
  • Komatsu Ltd
  • Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd