Doosan Bobcat launches B900 backhoe loader
The B900 backhoe loader from Doosan Bobcat was unveiled by<span style="font-weight: bold;"> HW Park, President-Asia, LA and Oceania, Doosan Bobcat,</span> on December 10, 2019, the inaugural day of the Excon 2019. The product was revealed amidst cheers and fanfare as this was one of the most anticipated products from Doosan Bobcat India.<p></p><p>B900 displays superior performance with the finest digging depth, breakout forces, component durability, comfortable operator cabin, advanced hydraulic system and best-in-class total cost of ownership. Serviceability and parts availability is critical and Doosan Bobcat India has developed comprehensive plan to support customers through its extensive 28 channel partners. The company also has developed product support program called &quot;Bobcare&quot; which provides peace of mind to the customers. This is also backed by a toll-free number so that the customer's problem could be registered and solved in quick time.</p><p>Doosan Bobcat is an industry leader in the engineering, manufacturing and marketing of construction equipment with a turnover of USD 3.6 billion (Rs 252.30 billion) in 2018. The world-renowned Bobcat, Geith, and Doosan Portable Power are part of Doosan Bobcat brands. Headquartered in Seoul, Korea, Doosan Bobcat has its manufacturing facilities strategically located across the world to serve the various markets. Currently there are nine manufacturing facilities across the globe, mainly in USA, Europe and China.</p><p>Doosan Bobcat India (DBIN), established in 2007, is a subsidiary of the Doosan Bobcat Inc head quartered in Chennai. It serves through six direct regional offices across India. Backed by more than 28 channel partners, DBIN has an extensive customer reach and touch-points across the country and the effort is on to continuously keep expanding. Focused on the Bobcat skid-steer loader and compact excavator business, DBIN has established itself as the market leader with over 50 per cent market share in the skid-steer loader product category and has quickly become a leader in the below 5-tonne compact excavator product category. </p><p>The company plans to make the recently inaugurated Chennai facility currently producing B900 backhoe loaders, a global manufacturing hub for export and a regional centre of excellence. Besides backhoe loaders, the company is also looking at localising its other compact products to suit Indian market requirement and potentially exporting that as well.</p><p>The new facility is equipped with modern manufacturing equipment, testing facilities, office space for R&amp;D centre, vendor development and a training centre.</p><p> (Communication provided by company)</p><p></p>