Escorts Kubota Limited, the farm and construction equipment major, has broken ground on its new greenfield manufacturing plant at Sector 10, Gautam Buddha Nagar, in the industrial area of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), Uttar Pradesh. The plant will be developed across a 154-acre land parcel.
The facility will be built in phases, with a total indicative investment of over ₹2,000 crore. Upon completion of all phases, it is expected to become one of the largest manufacturing facilities for the Kubota Group globally. The plant will manufacture tractors, farm implements, construction equipment, and engines, catering to both domestic and global markets, and is expected to generate significant employment opportunities in the region.
Phase 1 will add capacity for up to 60,000 tractors and 15,000 construction equipment units annually, along with supporting infrastructure. The project will be funded through proceeds from the earlier preferential issue of shares to Kubota Corporation and internal accruals.
YEIDA allotted the land to the company following a Letter of Intent with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The site is located near the Yamuna Expressway and close to the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar, offering road and air connectivity for pan-India distribution and exports, along with access to the engineering and supplier base of the National Capital Region.
Mr. Shingo Hanada, President and Representative Director, CEO, Kubota Corporation, said India is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing tractor markets and plays a significant role in Kubota’s 2030 growth strategy, adding that the scale of this facility reflects India’s evolving role as not just a market, but a manufacturing and engineering hub for Kubota globally.
Mr. Nikhil Nanda, Chairman and Managing Director, Escorts Kubota Limited, said Escorts began in 1944 with the conviction that Indian farmers and builders deserve machinery built with the same rigour as anywhere in the world, calling this one of the company’s largest investments in its own manufacturing capacity and a defining moment in that journey, one that will serve customers across India and global markets while strengthening the country’s position as a global manufacturing hub.
Mr. Akira Kato, Deputy Managing Director, Escorts Kubota Limited, described the facility as an integrated manufacturing campus that will considerably increase capacity across its phases, bringing machining, assembly, testing, engines, and a mother warehouse for spare parts onto a single site, with the Kubota Production System, automation, digital quality control, energy-efficient utilities, and rigorous safety standards built in from day one.
The project aligns with Kubota Corporation’s Mid-Term Business Plan 2030, which identifies India as a key growth driver and outlines plans to build a global hub for affordable manufacturing in the country. Escorts Kubota currently has a manufacturing capacity of approximately 1,70,000 tractors and 10,000 construction equipment units annually.