# Bobcat starts production of new mini-excavators at Dobříš plant

Bobcat has begun production of new mini-excavator models (E16, E17z, E19, E20z) at its Dobříš plant in the Czech Republic, following three years of development and over 20,000 hours of testing.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2025-09-15
- Where: Dobříš, Central Bohemia, Czechia
- Status: completed
- Products: mini-excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Bobcat Company](https://endata.com/companies/10219.md)

## Sources

- [penize.cz](https://www.penize.cz/tiskove-zpravy/478161-bobcat-zahajuje-vyrobu-minirypadel-vyvinutych-v-cesku-zamiri-do-celeho-sveta), 2025-09-15: "Po třech letech vývoje a více než 20.000 hodinách testování a ověřování zahajuje Bobcat ve středočeské Dobříši výrobu nových minirypadel."

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