Kubota Begins to Ramp Up its Production Capacity of Small Construction Machinery in Germany
December 6, 2024
Kubota Corporation
Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH (hereinafter, “KBM”), a German-based construction machinery manufacturer and sales company under the Kubota Corporation Group (Head Office: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director: Yuichi Kitao; hereinafter, “Kubota”), will boost its current production capacity of mini excavators for the European market by approximately 40% by 2028. The market expects medium- to long-term demand growth.
1. Background and Purpose
- Europe is one of Kubota’s main markets for mini excavators, where medium- to long-term market expansion is further expected, underpinned by solid demand for construction work and housing construction in urban areas, including the renewal of aging infrastructure.
- 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.
- Due to the lack of space for expansion at its current production site, KBM will establish a new factory by acquiring nearby land and buildings that can be converted to produce construction machinery. Production of mini excavators, KBM’s primary offering, will begin in phases in 2026, and the production capacity will increase to about 140% of the current level by 2028.
2. New Factory
| Location | Zweibrucken Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
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| Land area | Approx 87,000 m2 |
| Production items (planned) | Mini excavators, wheel loaders |
| Start of production | In phases from mid 2026 (planned) |
3. About KBM
| Company name | Kubota Baumaschinen GmbH |
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| Location | Zweibrucken Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Representative | Toshitaka Matsuo |
| Business | Manufacture and sales of construction machinery |
| Production items | Mini excavators, wheel loaders |
| Land area | Approx 75,000 m2 |
| Employees | 800 (as of September 2024) |
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A mini excavator made by KBM