# Kobelco to increase excavator production in Spartanburg, adding models and jobs

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA will increase manufacturing capacity at its Spartanburg, SC facility to 1,800 units/year, adding the SK500LC-10 model in fall 2017 and the SK260LC-10 High & Wide in early 2018. More than 20 new hires are planned.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-06-22
- Where: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 20
- Starts operating: Q4 2017
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,800 units/year
- Products: excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA](https://endata.com/companies/20678.md)

## Sources

- [oemoffhighway.com](https://www.oemoffhighway.com/market-analysis/industry-news/construction/press-release/20865510/kobelco-construction-machinery-america-llc-momentum-at-kobelco-us-manufacturing-facility-continues-to-build), 2017-06-22: "KOBELCO will increase manufacturing capacity in the fall of 2017 with the addition of the SK500LC-10 model to the U.S. production list."
- [constructionbusinessowner.com](https://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/momentum-kobelco-us-manufacturing-facility-continues-build/), 2017-07-26: "Kobelco will increase manufacturing capacity in the fall of 2017 with the addition of the SK500LC-10 model to the United States production list."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.