# Mitsubishi Heavy to double R&D staff at US forklift division and expand turbocharger capacity

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to double research employees at its U.S. forklift division to about 100 by October 2017 and is ready to add capacity at its turbocharger factory in Franklin, Indiana, which produced 1.2 million units in 2016.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-12
- Where: Franklin, Indiana, United States
- Starts operating: Oct 2017
- Status: announced
- Products: forklifts, turbochargers
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries](https://endata.com/companies/493.md)

## Sources

- [industryweek.com](https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/strategic-planning-execution/article/21995479/designed-in-america-for-america-is-mitsubishi-heavy-mantra), 2017-01-12: "We want to make forklifts designed in America for America."

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