John Deere celebrating 25 years of its operations in India
John Deere, a leading manufacturer of agriculture & turf equipment, products and solutions, is celebrating its 25 years of operations in India. The company is also serving the construction and forestry industry.
“Our journey in India began 25 years ago with the introduction of advanced product Features such as power steering, oil immersed disk brakes, planetary reduction, force feed Lubrication, high torque machines and value-add technologies such as front PTO, perma clutch, AutoTrac, PowrReverser and JDLink,” said Shailendra Jagtap, Managing Director, John Deere India during an event held at the company’s Pune factory on Wednesday.
The introduction of 5M series tractor and a production system approach are recent examples of Deere’s continued efforts to provide farmers a wide range of technologically superior farm solutions Including tractors, harvesters, and hi-tech implements. The 5M series tractor offers higher horsepower, advanced features and precision technology aimed to reduce cost of farming operations and enhance income levels, the company claims.
Jagtap said, introduction of technologies such as a front PTO (power takeoff) and specially designed front farm implements have helped reduce the cost of some operations by more than 25 percent while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Also, acquisition of Wirtgen Group in 2017, which has a factory in Pune, has strengthened John Deere’s presence in India. Wirtgen is one of the global majors in the field of road construction machinery.
