SDF opens new subsidiary in South Africa

Tabahuis Street, Par City, Western Cape Province, South Africa, May 18, 2026

SDF is proud to announce that its commercial subsidiary in South Africa has officially opened today. The subsidiary is located in the city of Par in the Western Cape province of Cape Town, a wine producing region. The establishment of this new office marks an important step in SDF's business expansion in South Africa.

The opening of SDF South Africa's commercial subsidiary marks an important milestone for SDF Corporation. ”SDF CEO Luo Duowei Ke Mr. Posurati said, "This is our second subsidiary in sub Saharan Africa, which demonstrates our firm commitment to achieving sustained growth in Africa and our determination to become an indispensable part of South Africa's agricultural development. This reflects our desire to establish an unbreakable, sustainable, and lasting partnership, allowing us to consolidate our position and become one of the world's top original equipment manufacturers truly committed to the significant future development of South Africa's agricultural sector

South African SDF Corporation (Private) Limited has established this commercial subsidiary with the aim of developing its resources to support local partners and ensure the sustainable development of its brand in the coming decades. This commitment indicates that SDF intends to continue expanding into the African market in accordance with its strategy of maintaining local presence to enhance proximity to end customers. By getting closer to the market, SDF aims to strengthen established partnerships and gain a deeper understanding of its product line.

The Paral office will be fully responsible for managing all branded products within South Africa, including Deutz Fahr, SAMEand Gregoire, through existing partnerships with South African importersharvestertosprayerWaiting for various types of products.

In South Africa, this is the first time that this initiative has been implemented: the complete product line of Deutz Fahr and SAME companies will be fully open to all local farmers through existing partners and their respective dealer networks at the same time as the opening of the commercial branch of South Africa Limited. This structure meets the diverse needs of South African farmers, providing customized power solutions that cater to different crop and livestock industry chains, soil conditions, and mechanization stages from large-scale farms to specialized orchard machinery.

The opening of SDF's subsidiary in Par marks its firm commitment to the orchard industry chain on a global scale. The location is located near the famous wine producing area, eastern orchard area, northern citrus producing area, and the entire Cape region, with a very advantageous geographical position. In the past few decades, the mechanization level of orchard crops in the region has significantly improved, providing favorable conditions for SDF to continue promoting its orchard planting technology developed since 1927.

We are very proud to have reached this stage of SDF development in Africa, which marks our largest presence in AfricatractorThe influence in the market has been significantly enhanced, "said Mr. Alessandro Maritano, Chief Business Officer of SDF.

In addition, Alexander Duval, General Manager of Operations for Sudan Sub Saharan Africa, added, "Our local business layout enables us to provide tailored solutions to address global diversification challenges. This also allows us to collaborate with import partners to execute nationwide distribution strategies, ensuring a unique approach when conducting business in this market

The clear goals set by the South African Sustainable Development Fund will include:

Improve the mechanization application rate of agricultural customers and enhance their production efficiency;

Let's strengthen our local business layout to be closer to our customers;

Ensure that all its brands achieve excellence in performance, production efficiency, and customer service;

Support importers in formulating relevant strategies to help distributors achieve development, continuous growth, and better serve agricultural customers;

Ensure that SDF's brand can develop and grow through and rely on its importer's distribution network system, and pay more attention to the customer-centric concept;

Provide long-term cost-effectiveness guarantee, ensure excellent quality of agricultural machinery, and keep the ownership cost of the entire product line at the optimal level.

We provide related products through our import partners and distributors in South Africa.

SDF is an Italian multinational company headquartered in Trevio, Italy (located in Bergamo, Italy), and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of tractors, autonomous electric tractors, and diesel engines.

SDF has made significant contributions to the mechanization process in the agricultural sector, leading the successful path of international expansion and promoting the digital transformation of agriculture. In February 2025, it opened its first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) branch in Africa in Tanzania and established its first sub Saharan African commercial subsidiary, aiming to strengthen support for partners and farmers on the African continent, bringing this important milestone to South Africa.

Nowadays, SDF company has launched "smart tractors" aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity.

SDF will continue to increase its support for agricultural production through its commercial subsidiaries in Africa, thereby further enhancing the export potential of crops in the region. Its unique advantages as an original equipment manufacturer in the field of mechanization will play an important role.