Weekly Quiz: Hyundai’s post-merger target | €2bn Rome metro deal | John Deere’s major backhoe update

1) A Webuild-led consortium has won a €2bn deal to build Rome’s Metro Line C extension. What is one of the key engineering challenges involved?

• Tunnelling under the River Tiber and beneath a densely built urban area
• Constructing elevated tracks through a mountainous region
• Building underwater stations beneath Lake Bracciano

2) What is the revenue target HD Hyundai has set for its newly merged construction equipment business by 2030?

• KRW 8 trillion (US$6.2 billion)
• KRW 10 trillion (US$7.5 billion)
• KRW 14.8 trillion (US$11 billion)

3) As part of its first major upgrade to backhoe loaders in over 20 years, what industry-first feature has John Deere introduced?

• Factory-installed rear camera system
• Fully electric powertrain option
• Autonomous trenching mode

4) According to FIEC’s 2025 Statistical Report, what sector is driving growth in the EU construction market despite declining housebuilding?

• Non-residential construction
• Civil engineering
• Renovation and retrofit

5) What recent milestone has the proposed $10bn US–Mexico autonomous freight rail corridor reached?

• Completion of land acquisition on both sides of the border
• Receipt of a US presidential permit for further planning
• Start of construction on the Laredo freight terminal

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