GRAPEVINE, Texas (April 13, 2026) – Kubota North America marked a significant expansion of its compact construction business Friday with the groundbreaking of a new construction equipment test center in Salina, Kansas. The $30 million investment reinforces Kubota’s long-term commitment to designing, engineering, and validating compact construction equipment in North America for customers across the region. 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.
“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 jobsites,” 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.”
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 jobsite 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 enables Kubota construction equipment to meet the performance, durability and uptime expectations of professional operators and fleet customers across North America.
“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.”
Kubota remains committed to the North American market through long-term investments that deliver superior engineering solutions for construction business owners, supported by a local dealer network focused on maximizing uptime and keeping their customers’ operations running efficiently every day.
About Kubota North America Corporation
Kubota North America Corporation (KNA), headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, serves as the central business hub for all KNA companies in the U.S. and Canada, connecting leadership resources and talent across all lines of Kubota’s business. Kubota Corporation, based in Osaka, Japan, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells a range of machinery, including tractors, construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, hay tools and performance-matched implements to the North American market. For product literature or dealer locations, contact: Kubota North America, 1000 Kubota Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051, (888) 4-KUBOTA [(888) 458-2682], Ext. 900, or visit kubotausa.com or Kubota.ca.
About Great Plains
Great Plains Manufacturing, founded in 1976, employs over 2,300 people worldwide and encompasses five divisions: Great Plains Ag, which manufactures soil management and seed placement equipment, and other farm implements; Land Pride, which manufactures grounds maintenance tools such as mowers, rototillers, rotary cutters, dirt-working equipment, and construction equipment attachments; Great Plains International, which sells the company’s products worldwide; Great Plains Trucking, which operates a nationwide fleet of flatbed trucks; and Great Plains CE Division, which manufactures powered equipment for the construction industry. A subsidiary of Kubota, Great Plains Mfg., Inc., is headquartered in Salina, Kansas.