My prediction for 2014 is the metabo will still be widly onavalable
Makita will have more 2x18v tools
Milwaukee will still kick-ass and have more tool i dont need
Dewalt will try to catch-up on brushless tools and have all the cool stuff in europe
Bosch will Expende there 12v line
And a lot more tools are gone a be made in the USA
I agree on all counts Jeth.
I’d like to see a merger of Hitachi and Makita. Hey! They are almost the same color and to the colorblind a Makita is just a shop worn Hitachi.
Kidding aside, I think both companies could benefit. Leave all the cordless tools to the Makita folks and the corded and pneumatics to the Hitachi folks. They could each almost double their individual retail exposure and combine their warranty maintenance and service facilities. More importantly however would be the benefits from shuffling the Engineering & R&D decks to inject a little ‘new blood’ into both houses.
What think you?