# Deere and Hitachi to dissolve 33-year joint excavator venture

John Deere and Hitachi Construction Equipment are dissolving their joint venture for excavator production in the Americas. Deere will acquire the joint venture plants, including in Kernersville, North Carolina, and Hitachi will import excavators from Japan. Hitachi plans to add 75-80 jobs at its Newnan, Georgia headquarters.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2026-09-23
- Where: Kernersville, North Carolina; Newnan, Georgia, United States
- Jobs: 80
- Status: announced
- Products: hydraulic excavators (13-47 metric tons), wheel loaders, mining equipment
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Deere & Company](https://endata.com/companies/21933.md)
- [Hitachi Construction Equipment Americas Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/94295.md)
- [Hitachi Construction Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/36913.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [machineryasia.info](https://machineryasia.info/2026/09/23/deere-hitachi-to-dissolve-33-year-joint-excavator-undertaking/), 2026-09-23: "John Deere and Hitachi are dissolving their three way partnership of greater than 30 years for production excavators in North and South The united states."

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