# GKN Driveline to invest $179M in North Carolina manufacturing facilities

GKN Driveline will invest nearly $179 million over five years to expand manufacturing facilities in Alamance, Catawba, Lee and Person counties in North Carolina, creating 302 jobs to support growing All-Wheel-Drive and eDrive business.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-12-20
- Where: Alamance, Catawba, Lee and Person counties, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $179.0M
- Jobs: 302
- Status: announced
- Products: All-Wheel-Drive systems, eDrive systems, constant velocity joints
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Driveline](https://endata.com/companies/16524.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gkn-driveline-to-invest-179-million-to-expand-north-carolina-manufacturing-facilities-300382087.html), 2016-12-20: "Our investment in North Carolina is an important step forward for GKN Driveline, our automotive customers and the communities our team members call home."
- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/gkn-driveline-invests-us179m-to-expand-us-operations/), 2016-12-21: "Our investment in North Carolina is an important step forward for GKN Driveline, our automotive customers and the communities our team members call home."

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