The Asian tractors are coming or maybe you feel they have already arrived. Some of the most stylish tractors I've seen are built by Tym-America. I don't have a clue as to how durable the tractors are but they sure are nice to look at. The tale of U.S. tractor manufacturers is sad and one of generally not being able to compete. It seems the remaining U.S. manufacturers are running for cover with the Case-New Holland merger being the last consolidation that I'm aware of. The history of the Ford demise can be found here. John Deere has survived fairly well but many of it's small tractors are built in Asia. Parts for mid-size Deere tractors are often manufactured off shore and then assembled in places like Rome, Georgia. The history of the Deere Corp. can be found here. The Caterpillar Challenger line was recently purchased by Agco and so things continue. One really needs a score card to keep track of who owns and sells what. Then there are the third party players like Mitsubishi that manufacture re-branded engines for companies like Caterpillar, Tym etc. The replacement parts situation has to be a major challenge in these times.