Kubota to expand utility vehicle production in Georgia

Gainesville, Georgia – Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp. (KMA) has broken ground on its 502,000ft² manufacturing facility at Gateway Industrial Centre, in Gainesville, Georgia. With a goal to begin mass production in spring of 2017, the new plant will be positioned on 180 acres of land, three miles from KMA’s existing facilities. The plant will manufacture Kubota’s RTV series utility vehicles, with the capacity to produce 50,000 units annually.

Hironobu Kubota, president of KMA, says, “As the demand for Kubota products continue to grow in the U.S., our Georgia facilities will be well-positioned to meet our customers’ needs now and well into the future.”

KMA estimates that this expansion will allow the company to increase production capacity by 60% throughout the next five years. The existing KMA facility, which has been in operation since 1988 and employs approximately 1,300 people, will also undergo enhancements to increase its production capacity to support Kubota’s growing turf business.

As the company continues on a high-growth trajectory, Kubota maintains its commitment to support its expanded product offerings, with operational excellence as a priority.

“Increasing the capacity of our manufacturing operations in Georgia will enable us to achieve even greater operational efficiencies to make Kubota’s business stronger and more competitive,” Kubota says.

Kubota has been doing business in the state of Georgia for more than 40 years, with its first operations located in Norcross. In the mid-1980s, Kubota purchased its first office building in the state at the current Kubota Tractor Corp. Southeast Division headquarters in Suwanee. Since that time, Kubota has further expanded its operations in Georgia to include KMA in Gainesville; its National Distribution Center (NDC) in Jefferson; and Kubota Industrial Equipment (KIE), also in Jefferson, which produces Kubota implements, including loaders and backhoes. Kubota Tractor Corp., Kubota Manufacturing of America, and Kubota Industrial Equipment are all U.S. subsidiaries of Kubota Corp., based in Osaka, Japan.

Source: Kubota Tractor Corp.