Doosan Infracore China produces 200,000th excavator

Doosan Infracore China Corporation (DICC) has announced that it has produced its 200,000th excavator. The company, which set the target number 26 years ago when it first began operating in China, said it is now the first foreign equipment manufacturer operating in the country to produce the landmark number of units.

Based in the port city of Yantai in the Shandong province of eastern China, DICC invited employees, dealers and customers to its plant for an event to celebrate the achievement. Broadcast live over the internet, the ceremony featured the handover of the 200,000th excavator to its new owner.

While the company did not reveal what model the excavator was or the name of its new owners, a representative for the company said, “Doosan Infracore China, having grown into an energetic 26-year-old, was able to achieve the 200,000 unit record in line with the growth of the Chinese excavator market.”