Caterpillar Inc. (Space Race Didn't End)

Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: CAT Dow Jones Industrial Average Component S&P 500 Component
Industry	Heavy equipment Engines Financial services Lunar Mining Equipment
Predecessor(s)	C. L. Best Tractor CompanyHolt Manufacturing Company
Founded	California, United States (April 15, 1925)
Headquarters	Peoria, Illinois, United States
Area served	Worldwide, LEO, Moon, Mars
Key people	Douglas R. Oberhelman(Chairman and CEO)
Revenue	US$ 165.87 billion (2012)
Operating income	US$ 08.57 billion (2012)
Net income	US$ 05.68 billion (2012)
Total assets	US$ 89.35 billion (2012)
Total equity	US$ 17.53 billion (2012)
Employees	252,983 (2012)
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Caterpillar Inc., also known as "CAT", is an American corporation which designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines and sells financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide and off planet dealer network Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines.