Kubota Sells 1.5 Million Units in the United States

Spending 40 years together is a great reason to celebrate, and Kubota is honoring its 40th anniversary in the United States with a uniquely orange milestone. The U.S. distributor, Kubota Tractor Corp., based in Torrance, Calif., announced it has retailed 1.5 million Kubota units in America since it started in 1972, and it’s celebrating that achievement with a special customer.

“We are thrilled as an organization to reach the 1.5 million mark for sales to our valued customers in the United States,” said Yuichi “Ken” Kitao, president of Kubota Tractor Corp. “Our network of outstanding Kubota dealers and the greater Kubota family of customers reflects the acceptance of Kubota’s engineering and innovative products over the past 40 years across America. In this time of growth for our company, Kubota has proudly created many jobs in the United States including positions in our manufacturing operations, corporate and field offices, as well as producing local business opportunities for Kubota dealers.”

In early July, Kitao and other Kubota management staff celebrated with Kubota customer Jeremy Nafziger at his B.N. Excavating Inc. business location in Marietta, Pa., to mark the 1.5-millionth-unit sold. Nafziger purchased a Kubota M-Series utility tractor for his agricultural, commercial and residential excavating business from his local Kubota dealer, Messick Farm Equipment, Elizabethtown, Pa.

“I’ll be using my new Kubota tractor for mostly mowing and snow removal,” explained Nafziger. “I have owned other Kubota tractors and I appreciate the service I get from my dealer. Messicks had recommended this particular tractor to me and I had worked out the details just the previous week to buy the tractor — I was surprised and happy to find out we would be honored with a visit from Kubota Tractor Corporation’s president.”