# PowerStats > PowerStats provides trusted, industry-wide market data so manufacturers and distributors can see their true market position and plan production, supply and sales with confidence instead of guesswork. About PowerStats PowerStats provides trusted, industry-wide market data so manufacturers and distributors can see their true market position and plan production, supply and sales with confidence instead of guesswork. We collect and aggregate unit sales data from across an industry into a neutral, secure platform - and the only way to obtain the data is to contribute your own. Learn more at [our approach](https://powerstats.com/our-approach/) or [contact PowerStats](https://powerstats.com/contact-us/). ## Main links - [Home](https://powerstats.com/): Website home page - [Sitemap](https://powerstats.com/sitemap_index.xml): XML sitemap - [RSS](https://powerstats.com/feed/): Latest updates feed ## Essential - [Home](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/industry-market-share-statistics.md): Front page content. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/ - [Blog](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/resources/blog.md): Posts page. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/resources/blog/ ## Posts - [Right part, right place: aftersales and the machine parc](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/right-part-right-place-aftersales-and-the-machine-parc.md): Updated 2026-07-28. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/07/right-part-right-place-aftersales-and-the-machine-parc/ How monthly model-level market data maps the machine parc so parts teams can plan stocking, technicians and warranty provisioning. - [Embedding market share into your sales team’s KPIs](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/embedding-market-share-into-your-sales-teams-kpis.md): Updated 2026-07-31. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/07/embedding-market-share-into-your-sales-teams-kpis/ How OEMs build market share into sales team KPIs: exclusive territories, performance read against the market and the limits of the number. - [Four stakeholders that influence market data decisions](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/four-stakeholders-that-influence-market-data-decisions.md): Updated 2026-07-31. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/07/four-stakeholders-that-influence-market-data-decisions/ A practical guide for the internal champion who needs to win approval for an industry market data programme: the four stakeholders who influence the decision - sales, marketing, the dealer manager and the board - what each cares about, and who to win over first. - [Show me, don’t tell me: driving dealer data adoption](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/show-me-dont-tell-me-driving-dealer-data-adoption.md): Updated 2026-07-31. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/07/show-me-dont-tell-me-driving-dealer-data-adoption/ What drives dealer data adoption: the dealer's appetite, the OEM's change management, a dashboard of a handful of graphs and account activation. - [When subsidiaries and head office read the same market](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/when-subsidiaries-and-head-office-read-the-same-market.md): Updated 2026-07-18. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/07/when-subsidiaries-and-head-office-read-the-same-market/ How independent market data gives OEM subsidiaries and head office one shared market picture, strengthening allocation cases and sales forecasts. - [An independent insight: trust and OEM-dealer relationships](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/an-independent-insight-trust-and-oem-dealer-relationships.md): Updated 2026-07-17. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/06/an-independent-insight-trust-and-oem-dealer-relationships/ Consultant Chris Bartlett on OEM-dealer data sharing: why trust decides data quality, the case for an independent provider and turning data into intelligence. - [Why market leaders should still share their data](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/why-market-leaders-should-still-share-their-data.md): Updated 2026-07-17. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/06/why-market-leaders-should-still-share-their-data/ STIHL Australia and New Zealand's Managing Director on why market leaders should share industry data: board justification, forecasting and fair targets. - [Governing industry data: why rules protect trust](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/governing-industry-data-why-rules-protect-trust.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/06/governing-industry-data-why-rules-protect-trust/ The dos and don'ts of using shared industry data: the most common misuses, a documented code of conduct, objective enforcement, and preventing reverse-engineering. - [Giving smaller members a voice: the quiet work that builds trust](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/giving-smaller-members-a-voice-the-quiet-work-that-builds-trust.md): Updated 2026-07-17. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/06/giving-smaller-members-a-voice-the-quiet-work-that-builds-trust/ How industry associations govern statistics programmes: binding agreements, competition-law discipline and facilitation that gives smaller members a voice. - [Aligning data cadence with operational reality: why frequency matters](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/aligning-data-cadence-with-operational-reality-why-frequency-matters.md): Updated 2026-07-18. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/06/aligning-data-cadence-with-operational-reality-why-frequency-matters/ How to choose between monthly and quarterly reporting: match the cadence to how members already run, why monthly is usually higher quality, and when quarterly fits. - [The hidden risks of running 30-year-old data systems](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/the-hidden-risks-of-running-30-year-old-data-systems.md): Updated 2026-07-18. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/06/the-hidden-risks-of-running-30-year-old-data-systems/ How legacy data programmes decay across quality, security and governance, the three warning signs to watch for, and what a modern automated programme looks like. - [Shifting the odds on inventory placement with market data](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/shifting-the-odds-on-inventory-placement-with-market-data.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/06/shifting-the-odds-on-inventory-placement-with-market-data/ How monthly, area-level market data cuts unnecessary stock movement between branches and shows where to defend, grow or pre-position inventory by region. - [The industry gains of associate member access](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/the-industry-gains-of-associate-member-access.md): Updated 2026-07-18. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/05/the-industry-gains-of-associate-member-access/ Why giving associate members access to industry data - suppliers, financiers and other value-chain partners - benefits the whole industry, not just its members. - [Open, closed or delayed: how industries choose a reporting model](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/open-closed-or-delayed-how-industries-choose-a-reporting-model.md): Updated 2026-07-18. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/04/open-closed-or-delayed-how-industries-choose-a-reporting-model/ How industries choose between open, closed and delayed reporting - what each model reveals between participants, and the trade-offs behind the choice. - [Case study: transforming raw data into faster decisions](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/case-study-transforming-raw-data-into-faster-decisions.md): Updated 2026-08-20. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/02/case-study-transforming-raw-data-into-faster-decisions/ How switching instantly between views - dealer, product class and region - turns raw tables into fast market understanding across markets. - [Industry market share data: two questions every OEM must answer](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/industry-market-share-data-two-questions-every-oem-must-answer.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2026/01/industry-market-share-data-two-questions-every-oem-must-answer/ The two questions to settle before starting any market data programme: what do you want to know, and do you have the data to answer it. - [Associations and data providers: the roles each one carries](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/associations-and-data-providers-the-roles-each-one-carries.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/11/associations-and-data-providers-the-roles-each-one-carries/ How the roles divide between an industry association and its data provider: positioning modes, decisions the provider never makes and continuity of the dataset. - [A membership benefit money can’t buy elsewhere: market data](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/a-membership-benefit-money-cant-buy-elsewhere-market-data.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/10/a-membership-benefit-money-cant-buy-elsewhere-market-data/ Why market data is the membership benefit members cannot source elsewhere - member adoption, coverage benchmarks and the collective voice it gives an industry. - [What granular market data shows that national totals miss](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/what-granular-market-data-shows-that-national-totals-miss.md): Updated 2026-07-27. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/09/what-granular-market-data-shows-that-national-totals-miss/ How market data broken down by location, customer type and model guides market entry, stock placement and sales territory assessment. - [Zone by zone: fair dealer benchmarking](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/zone-by-zone-fair-dealer-benchmarking.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/08/zone-by-zone-fair-dealer-benchmarking/ Why relative market share within a dealer's own territory is a fairer benchmark than raw sales volume, and how Kobelco reviews its network monthly. - [How industry data improves supply chain visibility](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/how-industry-data-improves-supply-chain-visibility.md): Updated 2026-07-29. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/07/how-industry-data-improves-supply-chain-visibility/ How market-wide sales data gives equipment importers visibility of demand alongside production lead times, informing quoting and inventory decisions. - [Industry data sharing runs on trust: lessons from IMEC](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/industry-data-sharing-runs-on-trust-lessons-from-imec.md): Updated 2026-07-27. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/07/industry-data-sharing-runs-on-trust-lessons-from-imec/ Why competitors contribute commercially sensitive sales figures to a shared statistics programme, drawn from IMEC's decade of industry data sharing. - [Equipment demand forecasting: why segmentation matters](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/equipment-demand-forecasting-why-segmentation-matters.md): Updated 2026-07-28. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/06/equipment-demand-forecasting-why-segmentation-matters/ How segmenting industry sales data by product class, territory and customer type improves the demand forecast a dealer sends to the factory. - [Custom views, shared value: how smarter data propels the industry](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/custom-views-shared-value-how-smarter-data-propels-the-industry.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/05/custom-views-shared-value-how-smarter-data-propels-the-industry/ Moving from static spreadsheets to customised, self-serve data views - and how better visualisation lifts the whole industry, not just one business. - [Interactive dashboards vs raw data: which format fits?](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/interactive-dashboards-vs-raw-data.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/04/interactive-dashboards-vs-raw-data/ Why data-format preference is structural, the personas behind dashboards versus raw downloads, and the third format that tends to win at board level. - [How market share data replaces guesswork in equipment sales](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/how-market-share-data-replaces-guesswork-in-equipment-sales.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/04/how-market-share-data-replaces-guesswork-in-equipment-sales/ How a shared monthly view of market share supports territory KPIs, dealer benchmarking and early reading of demand shifts in equipment sales. - [Bringing data diplomacy to the world](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/bringing-data-diplomacy-to-the-world.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/04/bringing-data-diplomacy-to-the-world/ The PowerStats origin story: building trust between competitors, from an Auckland start-up in 2010 to a global neutral data-sharing service. - [Market benchmarking: was last month really that bad?](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/market-benchmarking-was-last-month-really-that-bad.md): Updated 2026-07-28. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/03/market-benchmarking-was-last-month-really-that-bad/ How comparing your own sales against industry-wide data separates an internal problem from a market-wide downturn, and what it changes for board reporting. - [Dealer and OEM relationships: trust, data and power](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/dealer-oem-relationships-trust-data-power.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2025/02/dealer-oem-relationships-trust-data-power/ How data flows between dealers and OEMs - who holds, shares and controls it - and what a healthy, data-informed partnership looks like. - [Why industry market share data is never the full picture](https://powerstats.com/llm/post/why-industry-market-share-data-is-never-the-full-picture.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/2024/10/why-industry-market-share-data-is-never-the-full-picture/ Market share is a useful signal but an incomplete one - what raw share figures leave out, and how to read them in the context of segment, territory and channel. ## Pages - [Setting up an industry data sharing programme: a guide](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/insights/industry-data-sharing-programme.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/insights/industry-data-sharing-programme/ How to set up an industry data sharing programme: the association and provider roles, reporting models, participation floors, governance and the first steps. - [Competitive data sharing: trust and governance guide](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/insights/competitive-data-sharing-governance.md): Updated 2026-07-18. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/insights/competitive-data-sharing-governance/ Covers the governance of competitive data sharing: neutral administration, open, closed and delayed reporting, access controls, usage rules and enforcement. - [Production planning and forecasting with market data](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/insights/production-planning-with-market-data.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/insights/production-planning-with-market-data/ Explains production planning with market data: segmented demand signals, factory allocation cases, inventory placement and aftersales from the machine parc. - [A guide to dealer performance benchmarking for OEMs](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/insights/dealer-performance-benchmarking.md): Updated 2026-07-31. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/insights/dealer-performance-benchmarking/ How OEMs benchmark dealers on their share of the market in each territory: fair targets, market share as a KPI, network adoption and coaching. - [Industry market share data: a complete guide for OEMs](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/insights/industry-market-share-data.md): Updated 2026-08-01. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/insights/industry-market-share-data/ Explains industry market share data: give-to-get collection, blending data sources, reporting models and how OEMs read and apply the results. - [Security](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/data-and-security.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/data-and-security/ How PowerStats protects your data: ISO 27001 and 9001 certified, hosted on Microsoft Azure, with bank-grade encryption, need-to-know access and audit-ready logs. - [Privacy Policy](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/privacy-policy.md): Updated 2026-06-17. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/privacy-policy/ Effective date: 17 June 2026 Version: 1.4 This Privacy Policy sets out PowerStats Limited's ("we", "us" or "our"), and your, rights and obligations in relation to personal information you provide… - [Associations](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/our-clients/associations.md): Updated 2026-07-18. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/our-clients/associations/ Turn-key, white-label market data programmes that let associations offer members real-time, accurate industry statistics under their own branding. - [Blog](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/resources/blog.md): Updated 2026-02-25. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/resources/blog/ Read expert perspectives and industry market insights from OEM leaders across construction, marine and power equipment. - [Industries](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/our-clients/industries.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/our-clients/industries/ Model-level market share statistics for makers and sellers of powered, serialised equipment - construction, marine, power generation and outdoor power equipment. - [Our approach](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/our-approach.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/our-approach/ How PowerStats collects monthly sales data directly from each participant and combines it into one neutral platform - a shared, accurate view of the industry. - [Home](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/industry-market-share-statistics.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/ PowerStats provides trusted, industry-wide market data so manufacturers and distributors of power equipment can see their true market position and plan with confidence. - [Contact us](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/contact-us.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/contact-us/ Contact PowerStats, based in Auckland, New Zealand. Get in touch about market share statistics, a live platform demo or a pilot project for your industry. - [About Us](https://powerstats.com/llm/page/about-us.md): Updated 2026-07-06. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/about-us/ PowerStats is a neutral data-sharing provider building trusted market-data ecosystems for competitive industries - the team, vision and values behind it. ## Testimonials - [Dwaynne Barrie](https://powerstats.com/llm/testimonial/dwaynne-barrie.md): Updated 2026-04-19. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/testimonial/dwaynne-barrie/ Inability to get data is like fumbling around in the dark, trying to find the light switch - [Paul Torrington](https://powerstats.com/llm/testimonial/paul-torrington.md): Updated 2026-02-04. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/testimonial/paul-torrington/ One of the best tools we have to manage dealer performance is their relative market share - [Dave Low](https://powerstats.com/llm/testimonial/dave-low.md): Updated 2026-04-19. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/testimonial/dave-low/ A world without industry data would be almost like flying blind - [Stuart Torpy](https://powerstats.com/llm/testimonial/stuart-torpy.md): Updated 2026-01-27. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/testimonial/stuart-torpy/ The granularity is critical for us... there's a whole segment over here that we're currently not supplying - [Nitin Khanna](https://powerstats.com/llm/testimonial/nitin-khanna.md): Updated 2026-01-27. Canonical URL: https://powerstats.com/blog/testimonial/nitin-khanna/ Allocations of machines and how we forecast our market is a critical aspect