John Deere moves overseas excavator manufacturing to the US

Neel Madsen Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

29 January 2026

The investment in two new facilities has been announced by John Deere, as the OEM unveils plans to move all excavator manufacturing from Japan to the US.

John Deere will open a distribution center near Hebron, Indiana, and an excavator factory in Kernersville, North Carolina, during the next year.

This investment is part of the company’s commitment to invest $20 billion in US manufacturing over the next ten years.

The new US$70 million factory in North Carolina…

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