Japanese tractor manufacturer Yanmar has opened a new tractor factory in São Paulo, Brazil in partnership with Indian tractor company ITL (International Tractors Ltd).

The tractors will be branded as Solis. This will be followed by Yanmar branded tractors in that market.

The company expects to produce 2,000 tractors per year by 2020.

Yanmar has been manufacturing engines in Brazil for 60 years and more than 700,000 diesel engines have been produced.