# Kubota to build small construction machinery plant in Kansas, US

Kubota announced on August 17, 2020, that it will build a new plant in Kansas, USA, to produce compact track loaders. The investment will be up to JPY 10 billion by 2026. Construction is expected to start in summer 2021, with mass production beginning in September 2022, targeting 5,000 units annually by 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-17
- Where: Kansas, United States, United States
- Value: $94.0M (10.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Sep 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000 units/year (by 2026)
- Products: compact track loaders
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kubota](https://endata.com/companies/5208.md)

## Sources

- [373news.com](https://373news.com/news/national/detail/2020081701001555), 2020-08-17: "クボタは１７日、米中西部カンザス州に小型建設機械を生産する新工場を建設すると発表した。"

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