News Release

Yanmar CE EMEA is overhauling its European industrial footprint with a major expansion of its Saint-Dizier site – and a more focused product strategy designed to strengthen its long-term competitiveness.

Yanmar CE EMEA has announced a restructuring of its European industrial footprint, refining its product strategy and investing extensively in capabilities that will drive its long-term growth.
With major investment underway at its Saint-Dizier facility in France and a clearer strategic direction for its core product families, Yanmar CE is laying the groundwork for a stronger, more agile organisation. “As the compact equipment market stabilises and returns to growth, now is the right moment to reorganise and invest in capabilities that make us stronger, more agile and even closer to our customers,” said Jon Lopez, President of Yanmar CE’s EMEA region. “Our strategy is clear: we are investing in the future.”

Saint-Dizier becomes principal European facility

Under the new strategy, the Saint-Dizier plant is receiving a €6.5 million investment to become Yanmar CE’s primary European manufacturing hub. A major share of this investment is dedicated to establishing the new wheel loader production line, transferred from Yanmar CE’s Crailsheim facility in Germany. To further enhance operational efficiency and overall throughput, the site is expanding its infrastructure with a new 5,000 m² logistics centre equipped with Kardex’s Shuttle technology.

Preparations are also underway for an expanded midi excavator finishing line, which installs cabs and machine options on units shipped from Yanmar CE’s Chikugo Plant in Japan. This expansion is accompanied by the construction of a new prototype workshop dedicated to next-generation product development. To support growing activity at the site, approximately 80 new positions have been created across production, engineering and indirect functions, ensuring the capacity and expertise needed for the next phase of industrial growth.
All construction and installation work is now entering its final phase. The objective is to ramp up production capacity throughout the first quarter of 2026, ensuring the site is fully operational by April. This decision supports the company’s ambition to accelerate innovation in key areas such as electrification, connectivity and advanced safety technologies.

Crailsheim operations to be discontinued

As part of the new industrial strategy Yanmar CE has closed its facility in Crailsheim, Germany, at the end of 2025. Around 50 employees and several functions will now transfer to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, preserving valuable expertise within the organisation and reinforcing Yanmar CE’s commercial and aftermarket capabilities in Germany.

Lopez emphasises that the transition will be seamless for partners across the region. “Saint-Dizier now has the facilities, space and operational readiness to take over full production and support our next phase of growth,” he said. “This consolidation strengthens our ability to deliver consistent quality, reliable lead times and the high level of service our dealers and customers expect across EMEA.”

‘Building strength for tomorrow’

This transformation reflects Yanmar CE’s ambition to build a more resilient and agile organisation that can respond quickly to customer needs across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. By concentrating investment, refining its product strategy and optimising its industrial structure, the company is laying down a solid foundation for the future.

“Our transformation is about building strength for tomorrow,” Lopez said. “By moving with clarity and purpose, we are preparing Yanmar CE to operate faster, more efficiently and even closer to our customers. These actions will ensure we remain a trusted partner to our dealers and customers across the EMEA region for many years to come.”