''Ultimate Protection'': Challenger(R) Introduces ProTech Service and Support Program Making the Decision to Own a Challenger even easier.

DULUTH, Ga. -- Challenger continues to be one of the leading innovators in the ag machinery business with the launch of the new ProTech Service and Support program available only at your local CAT dealer. Already one of the most reliable and productive lines of machinery available, Challenger is making the decision to own a Challenger even easier.

Customers who purchase or lease a qualifying Challenger tractor or combine between January 1 and December 31, 2006, will be automatically enrolled in Challenger's new ProTech Service and Support Program, which includes a valuable four-year extended powertrain warranty and much more at no additional cost.

New Challenger tractors from the MT400 series through the MT800 series are eligible for the program. These units will receive a 4-year/4,000-hour Extended Service Contract. New Challenger 660 and 670 combines will receive an extended warranty for 4 years or 2,000 hours. In each case, the Extended Service Contract is provided through Cat(R) Insurance and is fully transferable.

This extended warranty is just part of the ProTech package, according to Doug Griffin, director of Challenger sales and marketing for North America. The program also includes a new "Machine Down" loaner program, which is available at participating dealers.

"Our goal is simple," Griffin says. "We want to keep our customers up and running. Caterpillar dealers have always been a cut above the competition in service, support and product expertise. Now, Cat dealers are taking agricultural equipment to a whole new level with the ProTech Service and Support Program."

As a provision of the "Machine Down" loaner program, Challenger and participating Cat dealers will offer a loaner machine in the event an eligible Challenger tractor or combine becomes inoperable and cannot be repaired within two business days of diagnosis. In the meantime, Cat dealers remain committed to keeping downtime to a minimum.

Cat dealers are second to none in on-location service with more mobile service trucks loaded with more diagnostic equipment than most repair shops. Plus, their factory trained technicians work as hard at preventing problems as they do at repairing them.

"ProTech is not a short-term promotion," Griffin stresses. "It's another step in an on-going, long-term relationship between Challenger owners and the Caterpillar dealers. No other company in agriculture can deliver the quality service and support offered by the legendary Caterpillar dealer network. And the new ProTech program will help Cat dealers build an even stronger bond of trust with Challenger customers."

It's little wonder Challenger is the fastest-growing brand of farm equipment in North America. That is particularly true among the 1000+ acre row crop and larger livestock producers who can least afford costly downtime.

To learn more about the new ProTech Service and Support Program, stop by your nearest Cat dealer today, or visit the Challenger website at www.challengerag.com.

About AGCO 

AGCO Corporation, headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, is a global manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and related replacement parts. AGCO products are distributed in more than 140 countries. AGCO offers a full product line including tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage, tillage equipment and implements through more than 3,900 independent dealers and distributors around the world. AGCO products are distributed under the various well-known brand names AGCO(R), Challenger(R), Fendt(R), Gleaner(R), Hesston(R), Massey Ferguson(R), New Idea(R), RoGator(R), Spra-Coupe(R), Sunflower(R), Terra-Gator(R), Valtra(R), and White(TM) Planters. AGCO provides retail financing through AGCO Finance. In 2005, AGCO had net sales of $5.4 billion.