And just maybe competition is involved.......
Yep, like the push from Mahindra... also known as the “FORD of India”... All Mahindra tractors are made in India or in China— for a start.
The US presence of Mahindra is sales and service- imported tractors. Back about 17 years or so— FIAT was bringing in mid size farm tractors.
Ford and Mahindra have “marketing” relationships, and the similarity of the parts/equipment design is... well, not surprising. Never forget that Henry Ford— GAVE his tractor design to the Soviets and then these tractors made it around to India and diaspora.
Deere is a great company— but their price points are killing them (and they do use parts from China).