SANY begins excavator production in Brazil

SANY Group’s manufacturing plant in Campinas, Brazil, has completed assembly and rollout of its first excavators and commercial vehicles, the company announced on July 14, 2026. The facility, located in Campinas, São Paulo State, represents a milestone in the Chinese heavy equipment maker’s expansion across Latin America, expanding its manufacturing footprint in Brazil and supporting its continued growth in the region.

The facility’s first phase covers 350,000 square meters and includes two assembly lines — one for excavators and one for commercial vehicles. Annual production capacity is set at 3,500 units: 1,500 excavators and 2,000 commercial vehicles. The two dedicated assembly lines allow for focused production workflows tailored to each product type, ensuring efficient manufacturing from the start.

What the Campinas plant means for SANY’s regional strategy

By producing locally, SANY expects to reduce cross-border logistics costs and import tariffs, shorten delivery cycles, and serve customers in Brazil and surrounding markets more effectively. Manufacturing localization is just one pillar of SANY’s long-term commitment to Brazil, which also includes significant investments in localized operations, sales channels, and financial services. The Campinas site will integrate manufacturing, sales, and service, giving the company what it described as an end-to-end manufacturing capability in the region. This integration streamlines operations and enables faster response to customer needs, from initial purchase to ongoing maintenance, while strengthening SANY’s supply chain and competitiveness across Latin America.

The move mirrors a broader push by Chinese industrial firms to set up local production bases in Latin America, where import tariffs and logistics costs have long been barriers. By manufacturing locally, companies like SANY can compete more directly with established regional players without relying on shipments from China.

Since entering the Brazilian market, SANY has focused on local sales, manufacturing, and service. The launch of production at Campinas gives the company an end-to-end manufacturing capability, completing its local value chain. SANY said the plant gives it a stronger supply chain and competitive position across Latin America.

Local hiring and financial services take shape

About 80% of SANY Brazil’s employees are locally hired, the company said. The Campinas plant has already created roughly 200 direct jobs, with thousands more expected as operations expand. SANY has also built a network of dozens of dealers across the country. The local hiring strategy helps SANY build a workforce familiar with the Brazilian market and regulatory environment, while the dealer network ensures that customers across Brazil have access to sales, parts, and service support. These investments in localized operations and sales channels are complemented by financial services tailored to the local market.

In addition to manufacturing, SANY Banco — which received approval from Brazil’s central bank in 2025 and began operations in early 2026 — provides local customers with integrated equipment, service, and financing solutions designed to meet market needs. This financial arm allows customers to bundle equipment purchase with service contracts and financing, simplifying the procurement process and reducing upfront costs.

Cao Te, Chairman of SANY Latin America, and Chen Wei, General Manager of the project, said the first-phase production lines are now capable of initial production. Planning for the second phase has already begun, and additional product categories will be introduced over time to further expand SANY’s product offering in Brazil. The second phase is expected to broaden the plant’s capacity and introduce new machinery types. “Looking ahead, SANY will build on the Campinas plant as a regional manufacturing hub, further strengthening localized production and delivering high-quality products to customers across Latin America,” they said.