Yanmar and Hitachi sign LOI on compact equipment collaboration
Yanmar and Hitachi Construction Machinery have signed a letter of intent to begin exploring potential collaboration in the compact equipment business. The agreement, signed on 23 July 2026, sets out an intention to examine areas where the two companies might work together. The companies say the plan would combine the strengths of Yanmar Compact Equipment, the Yanmar business unit specialising in compact machinery, with the global infrastructure of Hitachi Construction Machinery in the construction and mining machinery sectors, with the aim of improving product competitiveness. Continue reading Yanmar and Hitachi sign LOI on compact equipment collaboration at Industrial Vehicle Technology International.
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Yanmar and Hitachi Construction Machinery have signed a letter of intent to begin exploring potential collaboration in the compact equipment business. The agreement, signed on 23 July 2026, sets out an intention to examine areas where the two companies might work together.
The companies say the plan would combine the strengths of Yanmar Compact Equipment, the Yanmar business unit specialising in compact machinery, with the global infrastructure of Hitachi Construction Machinery in the construction and mining machinery sectors, with the aim of improving product competitiveness.
