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AGCO’s Valtra brand has announced a production milestone at its Suolahti, Finland, factory with the completion of the 1000th AGCO continuously variable transmission (CVT).
Commissioned in 2025 as part of Valtra’s €38 million high‑technology investment, the CVT expansion has quickly proven its capability for efficient, high‑quality series production.
The investment is one of the most significant in the company’s history and further reinforces the location’s role as a modern, high technology centre for tractor manufacturing.
The CVT expansion at the Suolahti transmission plant supports Valtra’s and AGCO’s strategic ambitions to develop and manufacture key powertrain components close to tractor production.
In addition to Valtra tractors, AGCO CVT transmissions produced in Suolahti are also used in select AGCO Fendt and Massey Ferguson tractors.
“Series production began approximately one year ago,” said Kullervo Mansikkala, transmission plant manager, Valtra.
“Reaching this 1000th CVT milestone shows that the new Suolahti expansion has achieved its intended performance quickly, with quality, delivery reliability and efficiency fully aligned. We have created a solid foundation that allows us to scale up and further develop transmission production in close cooperation with AGCO’s global manufacturing network.”
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