Doosan manufactures first DD100 dozer for North American market

Hyundai Doosan Infracore (HDI), which has a North American office in Suwanee, Georgia, has shipped the first Doosan dozer model DD100, a 9-metric-ton dozer targeted at the North American market.

HDI also produced two additional pilot machines and shipped them to North America for various performance tests, sales, marketing and service training.

The mass production of the Doosan DD100 will begin in June and will launch in North America in the third quarter, according to the company. With the launch of the dozer, HDI hopes to create synergies with its existing excavator and wheel loader models.

“This is the next significant milestone in the development of the new Doosan dozers,” says Edward Song, CEO of Doosan Infracore North America. “Our North American dealers and their customers are eager for the arrival of the new Doosan dozers. We look forward to launching the new line of construction equipment later this year.”

The company says the dozer model was the first to be produced through the collaboration of various departments at HDI, including development analysis, market research, competitive benchmarking, validation and pilot vehicle assembly. In addition, purchasing and quality teams investigated parts supply while production teams completed the first production dozer model.

HDI also says it set plans for its 13-metric-ton dozer, the Doosan DD130, and will be shipping a pilot machine later this year. The company plans to start production as early as February 2023.