# John Deere opens new excavator plant in Kernersville, North Carolina

John Deere opened a new plant in Kernersville, North Carolina, to produce future-generation excavators, moving production from Japan to the US.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-10-04
- Where: Kernersville, North Carolina, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [bfcfinance.us](https://www.bfcfinance.us/post/cat-john-deere-kubota-us-manufacturing-expansion-compared), 2026-10-04: "John Deere opened a new plant in Kernersville, North Carolina, specifically to bring future-generation excavator production home from Japan."

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