Varity
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Varity was an American farm equipment maker based in Buffalo, New York.
[edit] History
The company was created in 1986 from the remains of Massey-Ferguson of Toronto, Ontario and moved to Buffalo (672 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY) in 1991 and ceased to be a Canadian corporation.
In 1994 the farm equipment divisions of Varity were sold to the American AGCO Corporation who continue to use Massey-Ferguson as a product line.
In August 1996, Buffalo-based Varity merged with Birmingham UK based Lucas Industries plc (Automotive & Aerospace) to become British-based LucasVarity. A later attempt to move the compnay to the United States of America failed, following opposition from the shareholders. USA- based TRW Inc purchased the company in 1999, and later sold Lucas Diesel Systems to the American based Delphi Inc. Lucas Aerospace (then called TRW Aeronautical Systems) to the American based Goodrich Inc.
Massey-Ferguson exists today as the brand name Massey-Ferguson-AGCO Corporation of Duluth, Georgia.
