TOKYO -- Japanese construction machinery maker Komatsu hopes to boost North American sales by covering the interest on leases for new machinery, looking to make up for a drop in demand caused by high interest rates in the region, Chief Financial Officer Takeshi Horikoshi told Nikkei.
Edited excerpts from the interview follow.






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