The groundbreaking ceremony for Oshkosh's new Chinese facility

Oshkosh Corporation has broken ground at its new Chinese manufacturing facility, which will produce JLG access equipment specifically for the Asian market.

The new facility at Tianjin is part of Oshkosh's strategic business initiatives to meet the demands of a global economy and take advantage of the growth potential in the Chinese and Asian markets.

Robert G. Bohn, chairman and chief executive officer for Oshkosh Corporation, says the groundbreaking at Tianjin is confirmation of its investment in the future. "This facility will be the first-ever Chinese-based manufacturing facility for Oshkosh Corporation," he says. "The facility we are building in Tianjin is a strategic initiative to directly service regional customers with a faster delivery turnaround for our JLG brand of aerial work platforms."

"This locally produced product will give Oshkosh a distinct strategic advantage in a very aggressive, competitive Asian landscape. JLG product made at the Tianjin facility will be targeted for the China and Asian markets and be a complement to other JLG manufacturing facilities which build product for the rest of the world," Bohn adds.

Oshkosh has been supplying and servicing China since 1982. It opened a JLG sales office in 2002 and in 2006 opened a Beijing corporate office. In March this year, Oshkosh's Shanghai corporate office opened to source parts and components for Oshkosh and JLG products.

Oshkosh currently manufactures in 11 countries and has additional service operations in 16 countries.