# Kubota to increase mini excavator production by 60%

Kubota will invest approximately 17 billion yen to build a new building at its Hirakata plant in Osaka, Japan, to increase production capacity of mini excavators by 63% to 78,000 units per year. The new building is expected to start operations in 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-07-14
- Where: Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, Japan
- Value: $125.0M (17.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 78,000 units per year
- Products: mini excavators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGKKZO62627040U2A710C2TB2000/), 2022-07-14: "クボタが小型建機のショベルカーの生産量を6割ほど増やす。大阪府枚方市の製造所に約170億円を投じて新棟をつくり、2024年の稼働を目指す。"
- [kubota.com](https://www.kubota.com/news/2022/20220711.html), 2022-07-15: "Kubota will increase its annual production capabilities from 48,000 to 78,000 units by constructing a new building to handle painting assembly, and other manufacturing processes."
- [automation-news.jp](https://www.automation-news.jp/2022/08/64660/), 2022-08-03: "クボタは、ミニバックホー（ミニショベル）の主力工場である枚方製造所の生産能力を増強する"

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