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Caterpillar introduced several new products during the Great Depression including a diesel truck engine, Auto Patrol, wheel tractor scraper, and Diesel Sixty Tractor. In 1925, Caterpillar Tractor Co. was formed. During the 1930s, Caterpillar opened a large new diesel engine factory, diesel tractors outsold gasoline powered machines, introduced their first diesel truck engine, and sold Cat diesel engines to other manufacturers. Caterpillar first failed to make a profit during the Great Depression. When Caterpillar introduced its first diesel tractor, the primary reason customers wanted to purchase it was that it cut fuel costs by at least half.

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Caterpillar introduced several new products during the Great Depression including a diesel truck engine, Auto Patrol, wheel tractor scraper, and Diesel Sixty Tractor. In 1925, Caterpillar Tractor Co. was formed. During the 1930s, Caterpillar opened a large new diesel engine factory, diesel tractors outsold gasoline powered machines, introduced their first diesel truck engine, and sold Cat diesel engines to other manufacturers. Caterpillar first failed to make a profit during the Great Depression. When Caterpillar introduced its first diesel tractor, the primary reason customers wanted to purchase it was that it cut fuel costs by at least half.

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Which products did Caterpillar introduce during the Great Depression

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Diesel truck engine

Auto Patrol

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Wheel tractor scraper

Diesel Sixty Tractor

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In what year was Caterpillar Tractor Co . formed?


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1925

1928

1923

1920

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Which statements apply to the company s diesel engine business in the

1930 s

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Large new diesel engine factory opened


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Diesel tractors outsold gasoline powered machines

First diesel truck engine introduced

Cat diesel engines sold to other manufacturers

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When was the first time Caterpillar Tractor Co . ?


failed to make a profit

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During the Great Depression

Before World War I

A er World War II

During the worldwide recession in 1982

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When Caterpillar introduced its first diesel tractor what is the primary reason

that customers wanted to purchase the machine

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The machine was lighter and easier to transport

It cut fuel costs by at least half

It cost less than a gasoline tractor

It featured a new track system design

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