JCB to double size of new US factory as tariffs bite
Lord Bamford with his daughter Alice at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new facility in San Antonio.
JCB has announced plans to double the size of its new factory under construction in Texas, citing the need to expand North American production and cushion the short-term impact of newly imposed tariffs.
The UK-based machinery manufacturer, which has been operating in the US for 50 years, originally planned a 500,000 square foot facility in San Antonio. That plan has now been revised to a one million square foot plant, with a total investment of $500 million. The factory is expected to begin production next year and will employ up to 1,500 people.
