TAKEUCHI CELEBRATES 1000TH MACHINE ASSEMBLED IN THE U.S.A

The 156,000-square-foot production facility in Moore, South Carolina, officially began assembling compact track loaders on September 22, 2022.

Stewart and Ralph Wabnitz, director of manufacturing for Takeuchi-US, joined employees at the South Carolina facility to celebrate the production milestone. Employees also received commemorative “1000th Machine” stickers for their hard hats and took a group photo marking the achievement.

Takeuchi announced its acquisition of the Moore, SC plant just one year ago in April 2022. The company previously produced track loaders at one of its factories in the Nagano province of Japan. However, upon observing the North American market’s growing demand for Takeuchi compact track loaders over time, Takeuchi chose to begin assembling these machines in the U.S. This decision has eliminated the need to ship track loaders from an overseas facility to North American dealers and customers. As Takeuchi’s global markets expand, the company expects to export some machines from the U.S. to other countries.