The 1950s

Two fundamental milestones in the life of the company were reached by the end of the 1950s:: iIn 1957, Lombardini began producing the LA line of engines (single-cylinder air-cooled diesel engines), and in 1959 the product line was expanded to include the first tracked  agricultural tractor,:  the Castoro model.

The resulting success was so great that the production facilities on the Via Galliano, where the company had been started, became too small. In 1963, the company decided to build a new factory, which is the current facility in Pieve (near Reggio Emilia).
At the same time, the company began to take on a true international dimension with the opening of its first foreign branches: France (1964), Spain (1965) and Germany (1967).