Kubota breaks ground on new Kansas testing facility
The $30 million investment reinforces Kubota’s commitment to engineering and testing trusted compact construction equipment
Kubota North America marked a significant expansion of its compact construction business with the groundbreaking of a new construction equipment test centre in Salina, Kansas. The $30 million investment reinforces Kubota's long-term commitment to designing, engineering, and validating compact construction equipment in North America. The 57,000-square-foot facility will support Kubota's expanding construction equipment line-up by accelerating development cycles and improving local field-validated performance.
Kubota expands its commitment to North American infrastructure and equipment
Kubota's Construction Equipment Research and Development North America (CERDNA) operation was established in 2021 in Salina to bring engineering, testing, and validation activities closer to customers, ensuring equipment is engineered specifically to meet North American job site demands. This additional investment by Kubota North America represents the next phase in their growing construction equipment business.
The building design will be executed by Great Plains Manufacturing (GPM), a Kubota subsidiary, and will enable rigorous performance, durability, and reliability testing under controlled, repeatable conditions that replicate real-world construction applications. This allows Kubota construction equipment to meet the performance, durability, and uptime expectations of professional operators and fleet customers across North America.
"This investment reflects Kubota's confidence in the North American construction market and our commitment to engineering machines that are built for the realities of North American job sites," said Brian Arnold, general manager of Kubota's North America Manufacturing Unit. "Bringing expanded testing and validation capabilities to the U.S. strengthens our supply chain, accelerates development, and ensures we deliver high-performing compact equipment our customers can count on, supported by a strong dealer network focused on service, parts availability, and keeping customers productive on the job."
"This expansion is a clear statement of Kubota's long-term commitment to investing in America and growing our compact construction business here," said Todd Stucke, president of Kubota North America. "Kansas has been a strong partner, and the Salina facility will play a critical role as we continue to expand our construction equipment portfolio and support customers across North America."
