Claas
Sign in to savethumb|261x261px|CLAAS DOMINATOR 96 combine harvester thumb|260x260px|CLAAS LEXION 740 combine harvester thumb|261x261px|CLAAS TRION 730 combine harvester thumb|261x261px|CLAAS XERION tractor thumb|Claas 930 Convio thumb|258x258px|AXION 960 TERRA TRAC CLAAS is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Harsewinkel, Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine Westphalia. Founded in 1913 by August Claas, CLAAS is a family business and one of the market and technology leaders in harvesting technology. It is the European market leader in combine harvesters and considered as world market leade
Key facts
- Company.name
- CLAAS KGaA mbH
- Company.logo
- 200px|Claas logo
- Company.type
- GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Company.founder
- August Claas
- Company.location_city
- Harsewinkel
- Company.location_country
- Germany
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Jan-Hendrik Mohr (CEO)
- Company.products
- TractorsCombinesGearboxes and AxlesBalersForage harvestersTelescopic handlersWheel loadersFarming Information Technology
- Company.num_employees
- 11,654 (2025)
- Company.revenue
- €4.917 bn (2025)
- Company.industry
- Agricultural machinery
- Company.homepage
- www.claas.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Early days
- Growth period
- Establishment as a global agricultural technology company
- Operations in Russia amid international sanctions
- Product portfolio
- Company locations
- Harsewinkel, Germany
- Bad Saulgau, Germany
- Le Mans, France
- Metz, France
- Törökszentmiklós, Hungary
- Columbus, Indiana and Omaha, Nebraska, US
- Krasnodar, Russia
- Sunchales, Argentina
- Chandigarh, India
- References
- External links
thumb|261x261px|CLAAS DOMINATOR 96 combine harvester thumb|260x260px|CLAAS LEXION 740 combine harvester thumb|261x261px|CLAAS TRION 730 combine harvester thumb|261x261px|CLAAS XERION tractor thumb|Claas 930 Convio thumb|258x258px|AXION 960 TERRA TRAC CLAAS is an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Harsewinkel, Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine Westphalia. Founded in 1913 by August Claas, CLAAS is a family business and one of the market and technology leaders in harvesting technology. It is the European market leader in combine harvesters and considered as world market leader in self-propelled forage harvesters. The product range also includes tractors, balers, mowers, rakes, tedders, silage trailers, wheel loaders, telehandlers and other harvesting equipment as well as farming information technology. CLAAS employs around 11,650 employees worldwide and reported a turnover of roughly 4.9 billion euros in the 2025 financial year. About 77.6% of sales were generated outside of Germany.
==History==