# Friction One opens brake production plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Friction One inaugurated a new brake pad and disc production plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, acquired from DRiV earlier in 2025. The plant has an initial annual capacity of 10 million brake pad sets, 1.5 million discs, and 1 million CV blocks, with plans to increase brake pad production to 16 million sets in 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-09-29
- Where: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
- Starts operating: 29 Sep 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10 million brake pad sets, 1.5 million discs, 1 million CV blocks per year (2025); 16 million brake pad sets (2026)
- Products: brake pads, brake discs, CV joint blocks
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Friction One](https://endata.com/companies/87454.md)

## Sources

- [aftermarketinternational.com](https://www.aftermarketinternational.com/novedades/ultimas-noticias/9545-friction-one-inaugura-planta-de-produccion-de-frenos-en-mexico.html), 2025-09-29: "Estamos invirtiendo fuertemente en la nueva planta de Norteamérica para maximizar su potencial, y nuestro objetivo es lograr un incremento del 60% en la producción de unidades desde Juárez para esta misma época el próximo año."

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