100th anniversary of the company's founding.

Launched Electric Mini Excavator.

PT Komatsu Indonesia wins the Deming Prize.

Acquired Joy Global Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of mining equipment and changed the trade name to Komatsu Mining Corp.

Embarked on SMARTCONSTRUCTION®: ICT solutions to construction job sites.

Merged with Komatsu Diesel Co., Ltd.

• Komatsu Shantui Construction Machinery wins the Deming Prize.

• Launched medium-sized intelligent Machine Control bulldozers equipped with the world's first automatic blade control system.

Mika Sugimoto wins a silver medal in London Olympics.

• Gigaphoton Inc. has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu.
• "Komatsu-no-Mori" Created in Komatsu City, Home to Komatsu Ltd.

• Komatsu NTC Ltd. and Komatsu Machinery Corporation merged. Merged with Komatsu Engineering Corp.
• Merged with Komatsu Utility Co., Ltd.

Established Komatsu Southeast Asia Co., Ltd. (KSEA) in Thailand

(Formerly name: Komatsu Parts Asia Co., Ltd. : KPAC)

• Reorganized Japanese sales and service structure for construction equipment and established Komatsu Construction Equipment Sales and Service Japan Ltd.
• Ayumi Tanimoto won a gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games (her second straight victory.)
• Introduced the world's first hybrid hydraulic excavator.

• Made NIPPEI TOYAMA (renamed Komatsu NTC Ltd. in October 2008) Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary.
• Launched the world's first Autonomous Haulage System (AHS).

• Began demining antipersonnel landmines and community redevelopment activities in cooperation with Japan Mine Action Service in Cambodia and Angola.
• Integrated Komatsu Forklift Co., Ltd. and Komatsu Zenoah into new Komatsu Utility Co., Ltd.
• Completed the construction of three new plants, i.e. Ibaraki Plant, Kanazawa Plant (both in Japan) and Chennai Plant (in India).
• Sold out 51% of Komatsu Electronic Metal's stock to SUMCO CORPORATION.
• Established The KOMATSU Way.

• Ayumi Tanimoto, a member of the Komatsu Women's Judo Club, won a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
• Established Komatsu Forest AB acquiring Partek Forest AB, a manufacturer and distributer of forestry equipment in Sweden.

• Began equipping Komtrax on machines as a standard feature.
• Established Komatsu (China) Ltd., a holding company in China.
• Acquired Hensley Industries, Inc., an American construction and mining equipment component maker.

• Launched the world's largest mechanical-drive WA1200 wheel loader.
• Established Komatsu Cummins Chile Ltda., a holding company of construction and mining equipment sales distributors in Chile, as a joint venture with Cummins Engine.
• Established Komatsu Middle East FZE. in U.A.E. as a supervisory company for the construction equipment business in the Middle East region.
• Established L&T-Komatsu Limited. in India.
• Established Industrial Power Alliance Ltd. in Japan as a joint venture with Cummins Engine of the United States for engine development.
• Developed Komtrax (Komatsu Machine Tracking System).

• Established Komatsu Castex Ltd. in Japan by spinning off the steel casting division.
• Established Komatsu Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. in South Africa.
• Established Komatsu(Shanghai) Ltd. in China.
• Made equity participation in Modular Mining Systems, Inc. of the United States.
• Established Demag Komatsu GmbH (currently, Komatsu Germany GmbH) in Germany.

• Established Bangkok Komatsu Co., Ltd. in Thailand.

• Established FKI Fai Komatsu Industries S.p.A. (renamed Komatsu Utility Europe S.p.A. in June 2000) in Italy.
• Established Komatsu Shantui Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. in China.
• Established Komatsu Changlin Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. in China. (renamed Komatsu(Changzhou) Construction Machinery Corporation in November 2000. Became a wholly owned subsidiary in January 2022.)
• Started sales of Excimer laser, as the main light source for next generation steppers.

• Established Komatsu Industries Corporation and Komatsu Machinery Corporation.
• Established Komatsu Cummins Engine Co., Ltd. and Cummins Komatsu Engine Company, in Japan and the United States, respectively.
• Made equity participation in Fai S.p.A. in Italy.
• Established NS Komatsu Pty. Ltd., in Australia. (renamed Komatsu Australia Pty. Ltd. in June 2001)
• Established the Komatsu Women's Judo Team.

• Established Komatsu Europe International N.V. in Belgium to coordinate and expand Komatsu's operations in Europe.
• Launched sales of fine plasma cutting machines.
• Made equity participation in Hanomag AG of Germany.
• Established Komatsu Dresser Company in the United States.
• Established Komatsu Industries Europe GmbH. in Germany.
• Established Komatsu UK Ltd. in the United Kingdom.
• Established Komatsu America Industries LLC in the United States.
• Established Komatsu America Manufacturing Corp. in the United States.

• Introduced laser machines to the market.
• Established PT Komatsu Indonesia (production began in 1983) in Indonesia.
• Received the Japan Quality Control Prize.
• Developed a super-large combination press line.

• Established Komatsu Australia Pty., Ltd. in Australia.
• Marketed the small-diameter pipe jacking system.
• Komatsu do Brasil Ltda. produced the D50A bulldozer, marking Komatsu's first offshore production of construction equipment.

• Established Dina Komatsu Nacional S.A. de C.V. in Mexico.
• Completed construction of the Himi Plant for steel-castings.
• Launched the business of small presses.
• Established Komatsu Singapore Pte. Ltd. in Singapore.
• Established Komatsu America Corp. in the United States.

• Komatsu-made KD60 snow vehicles reached the South Pole.
• Completed construction of an integrated production facility for diesel engines at the Oyama Plant.
• Began production of hydraulic excavators.

• Established N.V. Komatsu Europe S.A., Komatsu's first overseas subsidiary in Belgium.
• Completed construction of the present Tokyo Head Office (Komatsu Building).
• Began production of wheel loaders.

• Reached agreement for a joint venture with International Harvester of the United States (terminated in January 1982).
• Received the Deming Prize for quality control.
• Opened Komatsu's first overseas liaison office in India.
• Entered technology license tie-up with Bucyrus-Erie of the United States concerning hydraulic excavators (terminated in March 1981).
• Opened the Oyama Plant.
• Signed a technology tie-up agreement for the diesel engines with Cummins Engine Co., Inc. of the United States.
• Introduced the company-wide quality control (QC) program.

• Signed a technical assistance agreement with India's Ministry of Defense to locally manufacture tractors.
• Exhibited construction equipment at Japan's Industrial Goods Fair in Beijing and Shanghai. Signed the first export contract of construction equipment for China.
• Began production of shovel loaders.
• Exported 400-ton multipurpose hydraulic presses to Argentina (Komatsu's first export of presses).
• Exported motor graders to Argentina (Komatsu's first export of construction equipment).

• Began production of dump trucks and special purpose vehicles.
• Began production of forklift trucks.

• Established the Kawasaki and Himi plants following the acquisitions of Ikegai Automobile Manufacturing Company and Chuetsu Electro Chemical Co., Ltd., respectively.
• Began production of motor graders.

• Opened the Osaka Plant.
• Relocated head office from Ishikawa(Komatsu City) to Tokyo.

• Began diesel engine production.
• Introduced the D50 bulldozer.

• Produced the Komatsu Model 1 Ground Leveling Machine (the prototype of Japan's bulldozers).

• Began production of large hydraulic presses.
• Established the Awazu Plant.
• Began production of high-grade castings and special steel materials after years of research.
• Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Opening price: JPY85.50)
• Produced Japan's first crawler-type farm tractor.

• Komatsu built its first press, a 450-ton sheet-forming press.

• Komatsu Iron Works separated from Takeuchi Mining Co. to become Komatsu Ltd.

• Takeuchi Mining Industry (founded in 1894) established Komatsu Iron Works to manufacture machine tools and mining equipment for in-house use.