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Mobile Quarrying, Recycling & Earthmoving Equipment
CNH inaugurates electric compact wheel loader production line in Lecce
Entirely designed and built in the Puglia plant, the electric compact wheel loader will be marketed under the CASE and New Holland brands and distributed worldwide. With this third electric-powered model in the range, CNH reaffirms the crucial role of innovation in the development of high-performance, environmentally friendly solutions that serve people and the environment.
The event also highlights the investments in advanced and sustainable infrastructure at the Lecce plant, as well as the plant's central role globally.
The production line for the new electric compact wheel loader has been inaugurated at the CNH plant in Lecce, Italy. The model, conceived and designed in the Puglia plant's R&D centre, will be produced in CASE and New Holland liveries with the 12EV and W40X models, respectively. From here, it will reach markets around the world, meeting the growing need for zero-emission machinery in the construction and agricultural sectors.
The ceremony was held in the presence of institutions from the Puglia Region, including Alessandro Delli Noci, Councillor for
The new model completes the company's range of compact electric vehicles, which already includes the two mini electric excavators produced in Cesena. CNH is thus responding to the rapidly growing demand for alternative powertrains, driven by the needs of metropolitan and municipal areas, in Europe, and the requirements of sectors such as agriculture and livestock farming, in search of high-performance yet silent and zero- emission machines that can operate safely indoors and near
Economic Development, and Loredana Capone, President of the Regional Council, together with the Mayor of Lecce, Adriana Poli Bortone, and CNH management: Stefano Pampalone, CNH President Construction Segment, Carlo Alberto Sisto, CNH EMEA President, Federico Bullo, CNH Head of Construction Europe, Ciro Casapulla, CNH Head of Construction Product Development, Carlo Lambro, Managing Director CNH Industrial Italia S.p.A. and Guido Moscheni, CNH CE HR Business Partner.
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Lecce plant increasingly central to CNH
The Lecce plant, which recently celebrated 50 years of activity, is one of CNH's main production centres in Italy and EMEA. It occupies 600,000 square metres and houses 7 product lines (wheel loaders, compact wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, telehandlers, and motor graders) for 203 models and 4896 different configurations. Production volumes have grown exponentially, marking an 88% increase between 2020 and 2022 and a further 14% in 2023, the year that recorded the highest number of machines produced since its foundation.>
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