Claas takes two 2027 Tractor of the Year awards as AgXeed's AgBot wins a third

Claas has won two of the six 2027 Tractor of the Year (TOTY) awards, presented on the opening day of the Eima trade fair in Bologna, Italy. The German manufacturer took "Best of Specialized" with its continuously variable transmission (CVT) Nexos narrow-track tractor, and "Best of Utility" with the new CVT Arion 4, unveiled only the morning before the ceremony.

The remaining trophies split between four brands: AgXeed, Massey Ferguson, New Holland and Steyr. That list puts parent company Case New Holland (CNH) alongside Claas as a double winner on the night, since New Holland and Steyr both sit under the CNH umbrella.

Which tractor won which category?

The 2027 winners, category by category:

• TOTYBot: AgXeed AgBot T2 Series 7 (second-generation robot tractor)
• Best of Specialized: Claas Nexos CVT narrow-track
• Best of Utility: Claas Arion 4 CVT
• Best of MidPower: Massey Ferguson MF 7S Mark 2
• Best of Sustainable: New Holland T7.270 methane-powered tractor
• Best of HighPower: Steyr Cervus

The sustainability award, won by the New Holland T7.270, recognises the practical innovation making the greatest contribution to environmental protection, safety, reduced soil compaction or improved operator comfort. The HighPower category, claimed by Steyr's Cervus, covers the largest tractors in the competition.

Why does AgXeed's third win matter?

AgXeed, based in Grubbenvorst in the Dutch province of Limburg, has now taken the TOTYBot category for the third consecutive year — this time with the second-generation AgBot, the T2 Series 7. Arjan Mulder accepted the award on stage in Bologna. The category is dedicated to cabless autonomous tractors, and a three-year streak signals that AgXeed's robot tractor programme has moved from novelty to consistent frontrunner in a field where manufacturers from 25 European countries are watching closely.

Three wins on the trot. That's a benchmark few autonomous developers can match.

Massey Ferguson, meanwhile, landed "Best of MidPower" with its recently introduced MF 7S Mark 2.

How are the TOTY winners chosen?

A jury drawn from 25 European countries votes on the tractors competing for the top prize in each category. Every year, manufacturers submit new models for consideration, and the jury then selects the machines that make the final shortlist. Manufacturers themselves supply the information the jury needs to make a balanced assessment of each tractor within its category.

The ceremony room in Bologna was packed beyond capacity this year — hot, stuffy and overcrowded — yet manufacturers celebrated each win with visible enthusiasm, underlining how much commercial weight the badges now carry on dealer forecourts across Europe.

For buyers, the results are a useful shortlist signal: a CVT Arion 4 fresh off its unveiling, a methane-fuelled T7.270 validated on sustainability grounds, and an autonomous T2 Series 7 with a proven three-year track record.

TREKKER has been represented on the TOTY jury since the awards were first introduced. The next TOTY ceremony moves north: it takes place in November 2027 at the Agritechnica machinery exhibition in Hanover, Germany, where farmers should watch for a fresh round of categories, challengers to AgXeed's autonomous crown, and the first serious rivals to CNH's methane and high-power winners.