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Varity was a Canadian multinational manufacturing company, created in 1986 from the remains of Massey Ferguson Limited (MF) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Varity also owned Perkins Engines, headquartered in Peterborough, England, and , headquartered in Romulus, Michigan, as well as subsidiaries in many countries. After a period of corporate losses left MF insolvent, Varity was formed to detach the ownership of insolvent Massey Ferguson from its liabilities, including pension plans, and enable the Massey Ferguson brand and several subsidiaries to continue as working entities. By the year 2000, Varity itself was defunct, having successfully sold off its divisions.

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  • Varity was a Canadian multinational manufacturing company, created in 1986 from the remains of Massey Ferguson Limited (MF) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Varity also owned Perkins Engines, headquartered in Peterborough, England, and , headquartered in Romulus, Michigan, as well as subsidiaries in many countries. After a period of corporate losses left MF insolvent, Varity was formed to detach the ownership of insolvent Massey Ferguson from its liabilities, including pension plans, and enable the Massey Ferguson brand and several subsidiaries to continue as working entities. By the year 2000, Varity itself was defunct, having successfully sold off its divisions. (en)
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  • Merged (en)
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  • 1986-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 9000 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • 1996 (xsd:integer)
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  • Merged (en)
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  • 1986 (xsd:integer)
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  • Automotive (en)
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  • Victor A. Rice and Vincent D. Laurenzo (en)
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  • Toronto, Canada and later Buffalo, New York, United States (en)
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  • Varity.png (en)
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  • Varity Inc (en)
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  • 9000 (xsd:integer)
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  • Braking, diesel engines and electrical systems (en)
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  • Massey Ferguson and Perkins Engines (en)
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  • AGCO (en)
  • LucasVarity plc (en)
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  • Varity was a Canadian multinational manufacturing company, created in 1986 from the remains of Massey Ferguson Limited (MF) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Varity also owned Perkins Engines, headquartered in Peterborough, England, and , headquartered in Romulus, Michigan, as well as subsidiaries in many countries. After a period of corporate losses left MF insolvent, Varity was formed to detach the ownership of insolvent Massey Ferguson from its liabilities, including pension plans, and enable the Massey Ferguson brand and several subsidiaries to continue as working entities. By the year 2000, Varity itself was defunct, having successfully sold off its divisions. (en)
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  • Varity (en)
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  • Varity Inc (en)
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