# John Deere to build $70M excavator factory in North Carolina

President Trump announced that John Deere will invest $70 million to build a new excavator factory in North Carolina, which will manufacture the only excavators made entirely in the United States.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-01-28
- Where: North Carolina, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Products: excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [John Deere](https://endata.com/companies/15751.md)

## Sources

- [heartlandernews.com](https://heartlandernews.com/trump-announces-john-deere-factory-will-build-only-excavators-made-in-us/), 2026-01-28: "John Deere [is] doing [a] $70 million factory in North Carolina."
- [americanmachinist.com](https://www.americanmachinist.com/news/news/55353526/equipment-oem-details-two-new-operations-deere-co), 2026-01-28: "Our investment in these new facilities underscores John Deere's dedication to strengthening the backbone of American industry and supporting local economies."
- [earthmoversmagazine.co.uk](https://www.earthmoversmagazine.co.uk/news/view,all-in-all-deere_7859.htm), 2026-02-02: "The manufacturer is certainly going 'ALL IN' on excavators as its catchy slogan states, with a $70M investment in a new factory in Kernersville, North Carolina, that will see these machines being built in the USA going forward with all new generations of machines that would have previously been prod"

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