CLAAS is enhancing driver comfort and reducing driver workload on the XERION 12 large tractors with a range of technical innovations. The focus is on further optimising power train management, the introduction from the second half of 2026 of the Vehicle Control Unit from system partner AgXeed for driver-monitored Autonomy, even simpler operation and maintenance, and even greater comfort in the cab. In addition, the TERRA TRAC crawler track units have been further optimised for service life and operating costs. 

Since 2003, CLAAS has invested more than €80 million in expanding and modernizing its tractor plant in Le Mans. Construction is currently underway for a new multifunctional production facility, where components for new tractors will be manufactured. Meanwhile, production of the AXION 9 CMATIC, which was unveiled at Agritechnica, commenced in February 2026.

CLAAS, through its Corporate Venture Capital unit Seed Green Innovations, has made a strategic investment in Pheno-Inspect, a German AgTech startup specializing in AI-driven, image-based agronomic field analysis. The pioneering technology enables a significant acceleration of data-driven processes in agriculture.