# Rhenus Automotive to assemble John Deere vehicles in Genk, Belgium

Rhenus Automotive will start assembling tractors, zero-turn mowers and turf utility vehicles for John Deere at a former SML plant in Genk, Belgium, from November 2023. The contract involves a multi-million euro investment and will create several dozen jobs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-04-11
- Where: Genk, Belgium
- Status: announced
- Products: tractors, zero-turn mowers, turf utility vehicles
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Rhenus Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/69676.md)
- [John Deere](https://endata.com/companies/15751.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [made-in.be](https://www.made-in.be/limburg/john-deere-gaat-tractoren-bouwen-in-genk/), 2023-04-11: "Vanaf 1 november gaat in de voormalige hallen van SML de assemblage van start van tractoren, zitmaaiers en terreinvoertuigen van de bekende Amerikaanse producent John Deere."

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