Escorts Kubota Limited, the major agri-machinery and construction equipment, announced the introduction of Kubota Neostar, a significant upgrade to its compact tractor range in the 21-30 HP segment. Catering to the 21–27 HP range, this series is engineered for higher productivity, improved operator comfort and smarter upgrade value, and is being introduced with a focus on high-potential sugarcane, vineyard and horticulture clusters across states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The rollout builds on Kubota’s strong legacy and the trust of more than 80,000 compact and narrow tractor customers in India.
Escorts Kubota operates three tractor brands in India - Farmtrac, Powertrac & Kubota - catering to entry-premium, value and premium segments, respectively. The NeoStar series sits within the premium Kubota brand and reinforces the company’s focus on application-led products for the 21–27 HP category range, one of the fastest-growing parts of the Indian tractor market, having grown around 35% over the last three years on rising horticulture mechanization.
The range is offered in two configurations. NeoStar narrow variant with a true width of around 2.98 ft, among the few such offerings in the segment, is designed for sugarcane & narrow inter-row operations, while NeoStar is positioned as a smart, all-round compact tractor for vineyard, orchards & multi-crop usage in confined-space applications.
The new addition in the NeoStar series is inclusion of new narrow variants, among them a 27 HP category purpose-built for narrow sugarcane fields and interculture operations. The power steering across all models provide superior operator comfort while Eco PTO improves fuel efficiency during operations, while the compact design and enhanced ergonomics make the tractors well-suited for multi-crop and confined space applications. Backed by Kubota’s Japanese engineering reliability and durability, the range offers multi-application capability across orchard, sugarcane and vineyard fields for interculture, spraying, haulage & rotavator application. NeoStar is aimed at horticulture farmers growing crops such as grapes, sugarcane, pomegranate, banana and mango, along with vegetable growers, orchard operators and agri-entrepreneurs offering spraying, rotavator and loader services, particularly progressive and young farmers with landholdings of around 1–5 hectares.
Commenting on the unveiling, Nikhil Nanda, Chairman and Managing Director said, “The 21–30 HP compact segment has grown significantly over the last three years and is now a fast-growing part of the Indian tractor market, powered by the rapid mechanization of horticulture. The NeoStar is a premium, application-led Kubota range that helps us capture incremental share in the high-growth horticulture belts of West, south and parts of central India and to deepen the trust that our customers already place in the Kubota brand.”
Akira Kato, Deputy Managing Director said, “Our engineering begins with the understanding of requirements on the field. With the NeoStar series, we are bringing best of Japanese technology, refined over decades in the world's most demanding orchard and interculture operations, to the Indian horticulture farmer. The Eco PTO, power steering and true narrow-width design are not add-ons; they are the result of precision engineering aimed at giving farmers better farm productivity along with Japanese-grade reliability and durability that lasts season after season.”
Rajan Chugh, Chief Officer, Tractor Division said, “The NeoStar series has been specially engineered around the needs of our horticulture farmers. The NeoStar narrow 27 Hp category variant, with a true width of around 2.98 ft, moves comfortably through narrow Sugarcane rows without any crop damage where standard tractors cannot operate. The Neostar series now comes with power steering and Eco PTO across all models for better operator comfort & fuel economy, farmers can have longer working hours & better saving on fuel. While the compact design & multi-application suitability makes Kubota Neostar the right solution for the orchard farmers.”