 Engines being the company's core competence area, it is now making engines for generator sets that are exported overseas.In 2000, John Deere set up production in a joint venture with Larsen & Toubro Ltd in Sanaswadi, in a rural area near Pune, Maharashtra.It was known as "L&T John Deere Private Ltd", and manufactured tractors under the L&T - John Deere name for sale in India, and under the John Deere name for worldwide sales.