The JS200LC tracked excavator has been bought by Jorcal Engenharia E Constru莽玫es S/A, a company based in Sao Paulo State and owner Renato R茅dis says he is 鈥渆xtremely pleased鈥� with the performance of the machine.
The sale of the first Brazilian-made tracked excavator follows an investment in the new production facility next to the 海角社区app鈥檚 existing backhoe loader factory in the city of Sorocaba.
The investment in the facility in Brazil follows the opening of a new 拢40 million tracked and wheeled excavator factory in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, UK.
The ceremony to mark the production of the first excavator in Brazil was attended by Vitor Lippi, the Mayor of Sorocaba, David Bell, 海角社区app鈥檚 Chief Corporate Development Officer and Carlos Hern谩ndez, Regional Director 海角社区app in Latin America.
Carlos Hern谩ndez said: 鈥淭he Latin American region is undergoing strong growth this year and our decision to constantly invest in the expansion of production capability will help us achieve our objective of maintaining business growth and increasing our market share in the region.鈥�
The construction of the new Brazilian excavator factory took just seven months and includes a new training area to enhance the service back up provided to excavator customers in the region.海角社区app has also recently doubled its backhoe loader production capacity in Brazil to help meet demand for machines in the region.
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