# Kubota to boost mini excavator capacity in Germany by 40% by 2028

Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH will establish a new factory in Zweibrücken, Germany, to increase mini excavator production capacity by approximately 40% by 2028. Production will begin in phases from mid-2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-12-06
- Where: Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: Q3 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: approximately 140% of current level
- Products: mini excavators, wheel loaders
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Kubota](https://endata.com/companies/5208.md)
- [Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/81580.md)

## Sources

- [kubota.com](https://www.kubota.com/news/2024/20241206.html), 2024-12-06: "Boosting production capacity is essential to capture the European market growth to achieve Kubota’s 2028 goal of 1 trillion yen in sales for the construction machinery business."
- [internationalrentalnews.com](https://www.internationalrentalnews.com/news/kubota-to-boost-production-capacity-in-germany/8049796.article), 2025-01-13: "KBM said the production of mini excavators in the new factory will begin in phases in mid-2026."

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