CNH, a global player in agriculture and construction equipment, highlighted its India-built farm mechanisation portfolio at its advanced manufacturing plant in Pune. The showcase underlined the company’s strong research, engineering and production capabilities that develop and manufacture harvesting and crop solutions for domestic and international markets.
Spread across 280,000 square metres, the Pune facility produces combine harvesters, sugarcane harvesters, small square balers, tractors, headers, cabs and various implements. The plant features modern fabrication units, automated paint systems, organised assembly lines and stringent quality testing processes. It supports mechanisation across multiple crops nationwide while exporting part of its output to overseas markets.
Narinder Mittal, President & Managing Director, CNH India region, stated that the Pune plant plays a central role in the company’s India operations and reflects its long-standing commitment to advancing farm mechanisation. He noted that as India progresses toward higher economic growth, improved agricultural productivity and sustainability will depend significantly on mechanised solutions. He added that the company’s sugarcane harvesters, combine harvesters and balers are designed specifically for Indian soil and crop conditions, offering fuel efficiency, reliability and advanced technology.
In 2023, the facility rolled out India’s first TREM-V compliant sugarcane harvester. The company commands more than 50 percent market share in the domestic sugarcane harvester and small square baler segments and leads the cab combine harvester category.
Beyond manufacturing equipment, CNH runs skill development initiatives for youth and agricultural extension programmes that include drone applications, digital tools, sustainable sugarcane cultivation and crop residue management, particularly in Maharashtra. The Pune plant holds IGBC certification and has received industrial safety awards in 2022 and 2023. It follows energy and water conservation measures aligned with its 2030 sustainability goals and supports nearby communities through school infrastructure upgrades and mobile healthcare services.
With mechanisation levels still below 5 percent in sugarcane harvesting, under 30 percent in grain harvesting and around 2 percent in crop residue management, India presents substantial growth potential. The Pune facility remains central to enabling farmers and agri-entrepreneurs to enhance efficiency and productivity.
CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNH) is an equipment, technology and services company focused on advancing innovation, sustainability and productivity. Its global agricultural brands, Case IH and New Holland, provide comprehensive farming solutions, while CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment offer a wide range of construction machinery.
Region-specific brands include STEYR (agricultural tractors), Raven (digital agriculture and autonomous systems), Hemisphere (satellite-based positioning technologies), Flexi-Coil (tillage and seeding systems), Miller (application equipment), and Eurocomach (mini and midi excavators, including electric variants). With more than two centuries of industry heritage and over 40,000 employees worldwide, CNH continues to focus on improving customer efficiency and supporting sustainable growth.
