FLEETS

Hitachi and Kawasaki expand wheel loader reach

Wheel loader development partners Hitachi Construction Machinery and Kawasaki Heavy Industries are to acquire Japanese wheel loader manufacturer KCM Corp, thereby making KCM a Hitachi subsidiary.

Carly Leonida
A Hitachi wheel loader

A Hitachi wheel loader

Since October 2008, Kawasaki and Hitachi have been conducting joint R&D for new wheel loader models to meet the US EPA Tier 4 exhaust emission regulations. Kawasaki was incorporated in January 2009, and...

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