Well New holland and Case are U.S. based companies but Fiat does own New holland which is a Italian company and New holland and Case are in a Joint merger so its american owned and Italian owned Any AGCO brand is American owned but they own several european brands as well.
AGCO brands that produce compacts
Massey Ferguson
AGCO
Challenger.

Bobcat is also U.S. owned and they have compact tractors as well Now. and hears a link for compact tractor forum which should help answer you questions better that this L&G tractor forum

Here is a link that might be useful: Compact forum

If it is publicly traded you can bet that a portion of every company is American Owned! This is a different world we live in today versus 20-30 years ago. In a global economy there really is no us/them anymore.

You nailed it metal. A person can't think in terms of us against them anymore....that's protectionism and we've already proven that doesn't work. As they say, it's protectionism that made the "Great Depression".....Great. That said, there's nothing wrong with buying a John Deere which is an American original, American-based and has been in continuous operation since the late 1800's.

Sorry to derail this thread, but I'm curious about the "protectionism" comment. Are you saying, American jobs aren't worth protecting?

Seems to me the last 16yrs or so has proven that concept doesn't work either. There are few good paying jobs left, and the trend is to keep moving those to lower-cost countries. I'm currently being forced to train my Indian replacement. I've been to central America and seen the poverty that exists due to the lack of jobs. If something doesn't change, American's may be living in poverty too.

It's simple: As soon as you close off trade from other countries, they follow suit against you. Then not only do you not get good (read "affordable") pricing from low cost imports, you also don't export goods and machinery to the rest of the world engaged in that policy, and there aren't nearly enough buyers in the good ole USA for US goods to offset that. It results in a worse downward spiral of the economy than we have now. At first it seems like a good idea, I admit...I mean it worked for Harley Davidson back in the 80's against Japan, but they WERE dumping low priced bikes on us too and it was obvious ...special case there. But after hearing China's vehement reaction to our administration's recent language, suggesting we might begin protectionist actions against them, we pulled back and softened the language. I think it was a good call by the Obama administration. But, I'm no economist, so what do I know :o)

I don't think you'll find exactly what you're looking for. American owned doesn't necessarily mean the money is staying here.

My Kubota T1670 and BX 24 were manufactured in Georgia by Kubota Manufacturing of America. Both were financed through Kubota Credit Corporation, USA. However, the parent company is in Japan. So, in my mind most of that money stayed here by employing Americans.

In the sub-compact range:

Bobcat's tractors are made by Daedong from Korea. (see Kioti below)

Cub Cadet/Yanmar is Japanese.

Massey Ferguson is made by Iseki (Japanese)

John Deere used to be? made by Yanmar (Japanese)

Kioti is made by Daedong (see Bobcat above...)

Case and New Holland is made by Shibaura (Japanese)

AGCO is made by Iseki (Japanese)

Did I leave anyone out? I'm sure this will spark a debate, but that's not my intention. I'm only stating the facts that I know. Please correct me if I'm wrong so we present the correct information.

In my mind, it doesn't really matter anymore because we're a global economy whether we like it or not.

Deere is about half and half. Their compact assembly plant is about 6 miles down the road from me in Grovetown. They still use Yanmar engines and other parts. Of course if I remember correctly they own at least part of Yanmar.

famerdilla is right Deere does own a portion of Yanmar.

Ingersoll tractors are made in Portland,Maine

Although they are very capable machines, Ingersoll's current offerings are not sub-compacts like the original poster wants.

I purchased a sub compact tractor last summer,prior to buying one I was advised by a retired IH dealer that had traveled to Japan and Europe looking for a line to sell after his retirement. His advise to me was stick with a japanese made brand which gives choices of JD, MF and Kubota. I went with MF because of price and the dealer is close. I got a 1560 with a 1530 loader that now has almost 100 hrs and I really like it.

I think the country of origin depends on the product I am buying. For instance, when buying china (dishes) "Made in England" or "Made in Japan" is better than "Made in the USA." But for lawn equipment, "Made in Italy" is a good thing. But I'm not sure about "Made in China" for lawn equipment.

BTW, the Pfaltzgraff company was sold and moved to China back in the '90s. And unfortunately, most English and Japanese china is made in somewhere in SE Asia.

I must say, in all the forums I have encountered this year, this has been the most pleasant and informative. I too am researching the purchase of a Mid-Size Ag Tractor. Judging by the dates of this chain, the Kubota and Mahindra has since made a big presence for compact and mid-size tractors. Are there any owners to share in there experience with the Mahindra 4025 and the Kubota MX5100?

My John Deere engine Japan ,tranny,Japan.I bought it for what it does and does well. I buy for quality, price is second. If you buy for simply one reason you can be short changed.

akinhouston,
Have you tried typing Kubota MX5100 into Google and looked at what comes up? Then type in the same thing and add the word "problems" and see what happens. Do the same thing with the Mahindra model of choice.

I have a buddy who owns two MX Kubota 4WD tractors with loaders on them. He mows fields in the summer and clears snow in the winter. He's quite happy with them both. I have another buddy with an MX loader Kubota he bought new for his personal use. No complaints from him either.

I can't say that I've heard anything negative about the Mahindra's. For me, the issue always comes down to WHY you are buying a machine and how many hours per year you expect to put on it. I don't know of any really bad brands out there today. The most important thing is dealer support for parts and repair expertise. Just because something is not made on the North American continent does not make it inferior.

American's can thank their environmental policies for shutting down most of the foundries that produced cast steel and cast iron products. Almost every piece of machine shop and woodworking equipment comes from somewhere overseas. There are all kinds of offshore tractors with North American names on them. Case, New Holland, Deere, Cub Cadet.... just to name a few.

You are right kompressor ,
I was in Pittsburgh in 79 when the steel industry was belly up . My friends brother delivered pizza to make ends meet . Years ago a local company let some overseas people tour their shop . They had cameras and took a lot of pictures . Today instead of 1600 employees now 200 ,they did it cheaper and better.