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At EIMA International in Bologna, Italy, on November 10–14, 2026, visitors will be able to see how the AGCO Power CORE75 engine platform supports the different requirements of the Massey Ferguson new model MF 7S MARK 2 range and Valtra’s new sixth-generation Valtra T Series. A CORE75 engine will also be on display at the Valtra stand.
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The CORE engine family represents AGCO Power’s investment in a completely new engine platform at a time when few manufacturers are making comparable commitments to off-highway combustion engine development. The CORE engine family is designed to meet different power requirements, emissions regulations and machine integration needs. Its design combines fuel efficiency, strong low-speed torque and responsive performance for applications that demand dependable power over long working days.
The family includes CORE50, CORE75 and CORE80 engines and is developed at AGCO Power’s Linnavuori site in Finland, AGCO’s global center of expertise for engine development and production. CORE75 was named Engine of the Year 2023 at the Diesel Progress Summit Awards in Louisville, Kentucky. The newest member of the CORE engine family, CORE80, was named Diesel Engine of the Year 2026 by Powertrain International.
CORE75 supports different tractor requirements
The AGCO Power CORE75 engine platform is now being adopted in new tractor ranges from Massey Ferguson and Valtra. Each application starts with a common platform and is tailored to the requirements of the machine and its intended use. Turbocharger specifications, engine control software and calibration are adapted to deliver the required power, load response and operating speed range. The positioning of service points and engine ancillaries is also tailored to suit each machine.
In the new Massey Ferguson MF 7S MARK 2 range, CORE75 is matched to the Dyna-VT continuously variable transmission. In Valtra’s sixth-generation T Series, application-specific versions of CORE75 are paired with either the AGCO ML180 continuously variable transmission or a Powershift transmission.
The flexibility of the CORE75 platform extends beyond agricultural tractors to a wider range of off-highway applications including forestry operations, where load changes rapidly and engines must deliver controlled and responsive power.
“We do not develop engines as off-the-shelf products. Every CORE application is engineered together with the machine manufacturer to match the specific performance, integration and operating requirements of the machine,” said Jarno Ratia, Director of Product Management at AGCO Power.
Ready for Renewable Fuels
“For customers, fuel efficiency translates directly into operating costs. At the same time, operators need strong torque, fast response and a machine that feels easy to drive. Our focus is on helping manufacturers combine these benefits in the complete machine,” said Ratia.
CORE engines can already run on renewable diesel in the form of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The platform also provides a foundation for developing solutions for other fuels as technology, fuel availability and customer requirements evolve.
See CORE75 at EIMA 2026
About AGCO Power
AGCO Power is one of the world’s leading developers and manufacturers of engines for off-road machines. We produce engines for well-known tractor brands such as Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra. In addition to these, AGCO Power engines are used in other off-road machines, including forestry equipment. Production facilities are located in Finland, China, Brazil, and Argentina. The Linnavuori plant in Finland has been operating for over 80 years and is a subsidiary of AGCO Corporation. www.agcopower.com
About AGCO
AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) is a global leader in agricultural machinery and precision agriculture technologies. Driven by a Farmer-First strategy, AGCO delivers value through its differentiated leading brands, Fendt™, Massey Ferguson™, PTx™ and Valtra™. AGCO’s high-performance equipment and smart farming solutions, including brand-agnostic retrofit technologies and autonomous offerings, empower farmers to drive productivity while sustainably feeding the world. For more information, visit www.agcocorp.com
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Jarno Ratia, Director of Product Management at AGCO Power.
Massey Ferguson 7S MARK 2
A Kenyan pastor has been convicted on 191 murder charges after he forced followers to starve their children and themselves so they would die and have an opportunity to enter heaven and be with Jesus.
Pastor Paul Mackenzie was convicted alongside 28 others who helped run a sect connected to Mackenzie's Good News International Church in coastal southeast Kenya.
A judge said in her ruling Monday that MacKenzie and his helpers and guards controlled a system in which religious teachings and a church hierarchy were used to enforce “deadly fasting” on followers after they set up a community in a forest.
The murder charges involve the deaths of 190 children and one adult. Mackenzie and others also face separate manslaughter, terrorism and child torture charges in the deaths of more than 230 others. He has denied all the charges, saying he didn't force his followers to starve themselves. His co-defendants in that case have also pleaded not guilty.
Mackenzie and the others face life in prison at their sentencing for the murder convictions, scheduled for Nov. 6.
Kenya has the death penalty, but has not executed anyone since 1987, and has left capital punishment to the judge's discretion since a Supreme Court ruling in 2017 that mandatory death penalties for murder are unconstitutional.
Here's what to know about one of the world's worst cult-related tragedies:
The sect was uncovered in April 2023 after Mackenzie had closed his church premises in the coastal resort town of Malindi and moved with hundreds of followers inland to the nearby Shakahola Forest.
Police investigating reports of people going missing found emaciated followers and shallow graves spread across a large ranch in the forest. It took weeks to exhume more than 400 bodies, many of them from mass graves. For most, starvation was the cause of death in what became known as the Shakahola massacre, but some died from suffocation, strangulation or head injuries, according to postmortem reports.
The cause of death for others couldn't be determined because the bodies had decomposed. A small number of victims died soon after being rescued because they were so emaciated.
Mackenzie is a former street vendor and taxi driver who set up his evangelical Good News International Church in Malindi in 2003. Some of his preaching included opposition to formal schooling, some medicines and vaccinations.
He was detained in 2019 for opposing the government’s efforts to assign national identification numbers to Kenyans, saying the numbers were satanic.
That year, he closed his church premises and took his followers to the ranch in the forest, where they built houses and lived in villages with biblical names like Nazareth, according to survivors.
The COVID-19 pandemic encouraged his apocalyptic teachings that the end of the world was coming, and he and the sect hierarchy began to enforce stringent fasting, even forbidding parents to feed their children.
Those who tried to oppose his teachings or leave the forest were beaten, according to survivors.
Justice Diana Kavedza, who delivered the guilty verdicts on Monday, said evidence showed they had encouraged and later enforced fasting as a way to enter heaven, starting with children. She said it began around January 2021 and lasted more than two years before authorities discovered what was happening.
Mackenzie and his co-accused were formally charged in February 2024. Prosecutors presented evidence from 123 witnesses, they said, including some children who were caught up in the sect.
Two other defendants facing murder charges died during the prosecution.
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Good News International Church pastor Paul Mackenzie, center, reacts after being sentenced to 200 years in prison at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Good News International Church pastor Paul Mackenzie, center, who has been convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult, sits alongside fellow church members as he awaits sentencing at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Justice Diana Kavedza delivers the sentence against Good News International Church pastor Paul Mackenzie, who is convicted of 191 counts of murder, at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Good News International Church pastor Paul Mackenzie, left, reacts after being sentenced to 200 years in prison at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Good News International Church pastor Paul Mackenzie, center, who has been convicted on 191 murder charges, arrives alongside fellow church members as he awaits sentencing at the Mombasa High Court in Mombasa, Kenya, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Good News International Church Pastor Paul Mackenzie attends court verdict where he is accused of murdering over 191 people, in Mombasa, Kenya, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Wachira)
FILE - Body bags are laid out at the scene where dozens of bodies, believed to be followers of extremist evangelical leader Paul Mackenzie, were found in shallow graves in the village of Shakahola, near the coastal city of Malindi, in southern Keny, April 24, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
