Kawasaki Snapshot

• First articulated wheel loader manufactured in 1962.

• First Japanese-branded wheel loader, the ZII, introduced to the United States in 1978.

• Newnan, Ga., assembly facility operational since 1988.

• Development joint venture with Hitachi began in 2008.

• 80-plus North American dealers.

• 15,000-plus retailed loaders in North America.

Source: Kawasaki

QUICK SPECS
* The first seven Z7 models will have Isuzu engines on the 85, 95, and 115 models; Hino engines on the 90 and 92; and Cummins engines in the 70 and 80 models.