Kubota to build excavator factory in Germany

Japanese construction machinery maker Kubota will build a new factory in Germany to produce mini excavators, planning for a long-term rise in demand in Europe despite sluggish demand in the region. Kubota already has a factory nearby employing over 500 people and another factory in France, producing tractors, where it also has an R&D centre. It acquired the Norwegian agricultural machinery manufacturing company Kverneland in 2012.

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