Tytan Holdings Inc (TYTN)

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History & Profile: Mark/Rhino/China/Tytan

> Mark Leonard / Tytan Holdings TYTN Profile and Rhino/China Success History (view video below)

About CEO Mark Leonard (posted by greenmachine)

Mark Leonard has 15 years under his belt as a manufacturing representative working with companies such as Ray Ban Sun Glasses, Zeiss Binoculars, Starcraft Boats, Minn Kota Electric Motors, and Chicago Cutlery. He has been successful in getting various products purchased & promoted by major chains including the USA’s #1 Retail Chain. He has placed many items into the Eddie Bauer & REI catalogs.He also promoted his own imported fishing items on National TV. Starting in 1981 without even one customer in the Western USA, Mark built his boat trailer distributorship into being the largest of its kind in that Industry.

Rhino Tractors which was started in 1988 grew from one retail store into 150 dealerships nationwide. After he sold Rhino & abiding by a non-compete agreement was satisfied, Mr. Leonard set out to build a niche product line and a Flagship Tractor Dealership, which he plans to expand into 30 stores across the country. With Mr. Leonard’s Sales and Marketing experience, 25 years of connections in China, product development abilities, current availability of his company’s Catalog & Product line, and directed business plan to sell a much needed quality made, economically priced tractor where Tytan can enjoy both the wholesale and retail margins by having their own stores.

The phenomenal growth of the export based Chinese economy has created a great demand for the production of quality automobiles and farm equipment in China. The low labor cost in China makes it possible for Tytan to offer highly competitive products with significant price advantages. Mark has been working with the Chinese since 1988 to develop high quality farm equipment and is actively involved with the manufacturers in creating feature rich products suited for export to developed nations. As a result, Tytan holds several U.S. and International patents and has patents pending to sustain and grow future product demand. Three of those patents improve tractor performance and provide a real competitive edge. Tytan owns its own tire molds, hood molds and many of its manufacturing aids. Because of his contributions to the Chinese Tractor Industry, Mark is referred to as “father of Chinese tractors in the USA” and is recognized in an article published in GlobalTimes News Articles

Company Description Tytan International,Inc. (Tytan Tractor) is the result of many years of experience and relationships in China.

Its founder, Mark Leonard started purchasing tractors in China in 1988. It had become evident to Mark that these Chinese tractors were easier to work on, more reasonably priced on parts and had lots of brute strength. They were unbelieveable for bush hogging and were more frugal on fuel. In 1989, Mark went to China to secure USA distribution of these tractors. He came home with five Exclusive Contracts with the largest tractor factories in China. Mark's own Trademark name was used for the tractors. They would be called Rhino tractors and that meant they were tough. Sales of Rhino Tractors expanded to over 150 dealers nationwide with almost 2000 tractors a year in sales. After huge nationwide success, Rhino was purchased by a Texas company in 1995 . This was one of the largest sale transactions to ever happen in the NW states, in the AG business. It was the result of Rhino's superb reputation in supplying parts, tractors and service to its many dealers. Mark signed an Exclusive USA Distribution Agreement with the TY tractor Factory in 2003. TYTAN Tractors are NOT made or connected in any way to Jinma, Foton or any other Chinese tractor factories. TYTAN has two models ,the 324 and 504 which are now available on the market. Those models have many very unique qualities that make them absolutely the best value in North America. Additionally, Tytan has designed several new products that will be on the market in 2007 and have features that put them in a class of their own. TYTAN is now seeking KEY dealerships in many areas of the USA and has already signed up many who were previously Rhino dealers. TYTAN International, Inc. offers the Best Tractor Values in the USA and is priced 30-40% below the industry leaders.

> Mark Leonard & Rhino intl (1988-1998) & the Chinese tractor industry relationship its growth & success history

Rhino Products, Inc. now known as Servis-Rhino Inc is a subsidiary of Alamo Group Inc. > ticker: NYSE ALG

On June 26, 1986 Alamo Group Inc., based in Seguin, Texas, purchased all the assets of Rhino Products, Inc., including name and trademarks. Rhino Products, Inc. had the charter amended to change the name to Servis-Rhino, Inc. on January, 30, 1987. Servis-Rhino, Inc. was then merged with and absorbed the assets of Terrain King, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary Corporation of Alamo Group (USA) Inc. In March 1990 Servis-Rhino, Inc.'s name was changed to Alamo Group (TX) Inc., to match the style of other Alamo Group (USA) Inc.'s corporate names.

http://www.tytantractor.com/NEWS.html
Below is an Advertisement that was ran in 1995 of the improvements made in the above factories by Rhino/Mark Leonard. The Chinese government was keenly aware of these improvements and who was responsible. The factories all benefitted with more monies being poured into them as they advanced. This is the same as what is happening now with Mark's factories.