Kubota Breaks Ground on New Kansas Construction Equipment Test Center, Advancing its Compact Construction Leadership in North America

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.