Kubota Corporation introduced its first tractor to the United States in 1969. Filling a product void in the American marketplace for a sub-compact tractor the Kubota 21 HP L200 was an overnight success. Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) was formed in 1972 and the company continued to expand its product line for the US market. This expansion has continued over the next 40 years and Kubota now offers products in a wide variety of segments including lawn mowers utility vehicles construction equipment agriculture tractors and hay equipment.