Caterpillar Inc is no stranger to investing in electric vehicles or new technologies in recent years. The company could be making its biggest bet in some time in the EV field with the reported acquisition of self-driving tractor startup Monarch. Caterpillar Acquires Monarch After turning in a strong 2025 in which Caterpillar was the top-performing member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the industrial equipment giant could have its eyes on its next phase of growth. The company is acquiring s