About the marque
- Founded
- 1921
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
Komatsu Ltd. or Komatsu (コマツ) is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures construction, mining, forestry and military heavy equipment, as well as diesel engines and industrial equipment like press machines, lasers and thermoelectric generators. Its headquarters are in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The corporation was named after the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the company was founded in 1921. The word ko-matsu itself means "small pine tree" in Japanese. Worldwide, the Komatsu Group consists of Komatsu Ltd. and 258 other companies.
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