EXHIBIT 99.2:  PRESS RELEASE

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News Release

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For Immediate Release


CNH Names Board of Directors


     Racine, Wisconsin (November 15, 1999) - CNH (N:CNH), the company formed by
the merger of Case Corporation and New Holland, announced its Board of Directors
today, which includes a number of board members from the previous companies. The
company, which is incorporated in The Netherlands, began trading on the New York
Stock Exchange today as CNH.
     The nine-member board includes: Pei-yuan Chia, former vice chairman,
Citicorp and Citibank, N.A.; Alfredo Diana, formerly the Italian Minister of
Agriculture; Katherine M. Hudson, president and chief executive officer, Brady
Company; Kenneth Lipper, chairman, Lipper and Company, LP; James L.C. Provan,
member of the European Parliament; Paolo Cantarella, chief executive officer,
Fiat S.p.A; Damien Clermont, chief financial officer, Fiat S.p.A.; Jean-Pierre
Rosso, chairman and chief executive officer, CNH; and Umberto Quadrino,
co-chairman of CNH.
     "We are pleased to have a very strong board that demonstrates the company's
commitment to creating exceptional value for our shareholders," said Jean-Pierre
Rosso, CNH chairman and chief executive officer.  "With a broad range of
background and experience, this Board will provide outstanding leadership and
counsel as we move forward."

CNH Board Members' Backgrounds

     Chia served as a director of Case Corporation since 1997.  He was
previously vice chairman of Citicorp, and its principal subsidiary, Citibank,
N.A., between 1994 and 1996. Diana previously served as a director of New
Holland.  Diana holds the following positions, president of the Italian
Federation of Cavalieri del Lavoro; Italian governor of the International
Foundation of Agricultural Development; and president of the National Council
for Forests and Wood.
     Hudson has served as a director of Case Corporation since March 1996.  She
is president and chief executive officer of Brady Company, a manufacturer of
coated and industrial identification products. Lipper previously served as a
director of New Holland since October 1996.  He is the chairman of Lipper and
Company, LP, a privately held investment management and banking firm. Provan
served as a director of New Holland since April 1996.  He is a member of the
European Parliament, where he has served on the Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Committee and the Transport and Tourism Committee.
     Cantarella served as a director of New Holland since April 1996.  He is the
chief executive officer of the Fiat Group. Clermont has been chief financial
officer of Fiat since July 1999.  He also served as senior vice president,
Planning and Strategy of Fiat.
     Rosso also serves as chief executive officer of CNH.  Prior to his position
with CNH, Rosso served as chairman and chief executive officer of Case
Corporation since June 1994. Quadrino previously held the position of chairman,
president and chief executive officer and was a director of New Holland since
September 1996.
     With strong global brands, CNH is a leader in the agricultural equipment,
construction equipment and financial services industries and had combined 1998
revenues of approximately $12 billion. CNH is the number one manufacturer of
agricultural tractors and combines in the world, the third largest maker of
construction equipment and has one of the largest equipment finance companies in
the world. Based in the United States, CNH has operations in 16 countries and
sells its products in 160 markets through a network of more than 10,000 dealers
and distributors. CNH products are sold under the following brands: Case, Case
IH, Fermec, Fiatallis, Fiat-Hitachi, Link-Belt, New Holland, O&K and Steyr.

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