Ajiki Kazunori From Yanmar Engine Manufacturing India shares insights on Next-Gen, Sustainable & Competitive Construction Equipment
Our India-made components and engines follow global quality protocols and also benefit from India-specific optimization like emission compliance, heat-load management, or durability.
Ajiki Kazunori, CEO & Chairman
In view of India’s accelerating infrastructure and industrial growth, what demand do you see for high-performance, fuel-efficient, and low-emission engines?
India’s infrastructure growth pace is driving a clear shift towards engines that offer higher performance, better fuel efficiency, and lower emissions. The demand is also moving toward products that are locally produced, easy to support, and consistent in long-term reliability.Yanmar has been manufacturing engines in India since 2022, and the fact that we would be crossing the 100,000-engine production milestone by end of 2025 reinforces our commitment to this market. With both manufacturing and an R&D centre operating here, we are able to respond faster to customer needs, adapt specifications for Indian duty cycles, and remain competitive on delivery, cost, and long-term support.
How is Yanmar leveraging its international experience to localize production, strengthen after-sales and service support for the Indian market?
Our international experience along with India’s localised components and engines built in India follow the same global quality protocols, but they benefit from India-specific optimization—whether it is for emission compliance, heat-load management, or durability in rough terrains.
Local production also improves parts availability, reduces machine downtime, and strengthens after-sales support through a closer, more responsive service network.
How is Yanmar supporting decarbonization in the construction and off-highway equipment sectors?
Yanmar’s carbon-neutral roadmap is supported by work happening both globally and at our India R&D center. We already have alternative fuel engines that run on gas and BDF (blended fuel). Yanmar Japan is advancing hydrogen engine development and higher-efficiency combustion technologies. As India accelerates toward lower emissions and net-zero targets, we are positioned to offer solutions that balance sustainability with the performance expected in construction and off-highway applications.How is Yanmar customizing its engines to ensure reliability, ease of maintenance, and long service life for OEMs and end-users?
India’s diverse environments—from high temperatures to dusty mining belts and remote hill regions—demand engines that are robust and service-friendly. With a local R&D setup, Yanmar is able to fine-tune calibration, cooling performance, after-treatment behavior, and component durability specifically for Indian field conditions.The result is an engine that is easier to maintain, has predictable service cycles, and offers long service life even under harsh or continuous-duty applications. Our India manufacturing capability ensures quality consistency at scale. Global OEMs manufacturing MEX in India are using Yanmar India production engines.
Our engagement with OEMs begins early in the development cycle, where our India R&D and Application Engineering teams work alongside customers to ensure the right match between engine performance, packaging, emission norms, and application needs. Local manufacturing allows us to support OEMs with faster integration trials, stable supply, and reliable parts availability.
Combined with transparent technical communication and long-term performance commitments, this approach helps OEMs reduce total cost of ownership while building greater confidence across end-users and fleet operators. This is further complemented by our capability to provide global warranty for our engines, which enables the OEMs to successfully export the equipment.
What will the company showcase at EXCON 2025?
Our objective at EXCON 2025 is to give a clear view of Yanmar’s ongoing Carbon Neutral initiatives and the technology direction that will define our future power solutions. We will present Yanmar’s Carbon Neutral Roadmap --- our long-term approach covering cleaner diesel, alternative fuels, and future hydrogen-based technologies. The emphasis will be on how these initiatives align with global trends and India’s sustainability goals.We will provide information on our R&D progress with the hydrogen-converted 4TN101 platform—covering ignition changes, fuel-supply architecture, and early test results. Visitors will also receive data and technical insights showing that our industrial diesel engines have been verified to operate on paraffinic alternative fuels without hardware changes. This offers OEMs a practical, near-term CO2-reduction pathway.
Published on:
02 December 2025
Published in: NBM&CW DECEMBER 2025
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