Commissioned last year 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 CVT expansion at the Suolahti transmission plant supports Valtra’s and AGCO’s strategic ambition to develop and manufacture key powertrain components close to tractor production. In addition to Valtra tractors, AGCO CVT transmissions produced in Suolahti are also supplied to other AGCO tractor brands.
The expanded CVT facility has quickly reached a stable and efficient production level. The investment is one of the most significant in Valtra’s history and further reinforces Suolahti’s role as a modern, high-technology center for tractor manufacturing.
“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,” says plant manager Kullervo Mansikkala.
Manufacturing AGCO CVT transmissions in Suolahti reinforces Valtra’s “Made in Finland” promise while increasing production self‑sufficiency. At the same time, the investment provides a strong long‑term platform for competitiveness and further development of transmission manufacturing in Finland.
“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,” Kullervo Mansikkala concludes.
