Overview
- President Trump announced the expansion at a campaign event in Clive, Iowa, and Deere confirmed the plans the same day.
- The Kernersville, North Carolina, factory will shift next‑generation excavator production from Japan and make what Deere says will be the only excavator designed, developed, and manufactured in the United States.
- The excavator plant is expected to employ more than 150 people, with the Hebron, Indiana, parts distribution center projected to add about 150 jobs.
- Deere says both facilities are slated to open in 2026, and construction has begun on the Indiana distribution center.
- The company will keep its primary North American Parts Distribution Center in Milan, Illinois, as the new sites expand U.S. production and parts support.