# Yanmar and Hitachi Construction Machinery explore compact equipment collaboration

Yanmar Holdings and Hitachi Construction Machinery signed a Letter of Intent on July 23, 2026, to explore potential collaboration in the compact equipment business, leveraging Yanmar's compact equipment expertise and Hitachi's global infrastructure.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-07-23
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: compact equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Yanmar Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/4521.md) (partner)
- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [rermag.com](https://www.rermag.com/earthmoving/compact-equipment/news/55395101/yanmar-and-hitachi-sign-letter-of-intent-to-explore-collaboration-in-compact-equipment), 2026-08-02: "Yanmar Holdings Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. signed a Letter of Intent on July 23, 2026, to begin exploring potential collaboration in the compact equipment business."

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