# Yanmar and Hitachi Construction Machinery explore collaboration in compact equipment

Yanmar Holdings and Hitachi Construction Machinery signed a letter of intent on 23 July 2026 to explore a collaboration in compact equipment. Hitachi is preparing to rebrand as LANDCROS on 1 April 2027.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-07-23
- Status: announced
- Products: compact equipment, mini excavators
- 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

- [highways.today](https://highways.today/2026/08/07/yanmar-hitachi-compact-equipment/), 2026-08-07: "The agreement signed on 23 July 2026 between Yanmar Holdings and Hitachi Construction Machinery deserves closer reading, because the commercial logic beneath the diplomatic language points to something larger than a bilateral study."

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