# Deere and Hitachi to dissolve joint excavator venture

John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery will dissolve their 33-year joint venture for manufacturing excavators in the Americas. Deere will purchase the joint-venture factories and continue producing Deere-branded excavators, while Hitachi will manufacture its excavators in Japan and import them.

- Type: Closure
- Announced: 2021-11-01
- Where: Kernersville, North Carolina, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: hydraulic excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [John Deere](https://endata.com/companies/15751.md)
- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [equipmentindia.com](https://equipmentindia.com/construction-machinery-news/top-equipment-news/webexclusive/Deere-Hitachi-to-dissolve-33-year-joint-excavator-venture/127660), 2021-11-01: "John Deere and Hitachi are dissolving their joint venture of more than 30 years for manufacturing excavators in North and South America."

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