FARGO (KFGO) – Bobcat is expanding to Mexico.
The West Fargo-based skid-steer and compact loader manufacturer is building a new production plant in Monterrey, Mexico.
Doosan-Bobcat North America President Mike Ballweber says the plant will create 600 to 800 jobs in Mexico and not affect employee numbers in North Dakota.
“This is really a growth story for Bobcat,” said Ballweber. “This facility is going to give us about 20% more capacity than we have today. If we look out into our long rang plan, that’s exactly what we have anticipated from a demand standpoint. So, with that, we’re going to be building a lot more R-series out of Gwinner, we also build other product there, like our Toolcat and those are also at very high demand levels. This is just going to allow us to build more.”
Ballweber says the cost of the project is estimated at $300 million and the plant should begin production in 2026.
Bobcat has manufacturing plants in Gwinner and Bismarck, North Dakota and in Rogers, Minnesota, northwest of the twin cities.
In late September, the president of Local 560 of the United Steelworkers Union said their union feared the Mexico plant would mean the loss of between 300 and 500 jobs, mostly in Gwinner.
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