# KION North America expands Dorchester County operations with $5.7M investment

KION North America is investing $5.7 million to expand its existing operations in Dorchester County, South Carolina, creating over 50 new jobs. The expansion will increase production capacity from 3,000 units per year in 2015 to approximately 12,000 units per year by 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-02
- Where: Summerville, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $5.70M
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 12,000 units per year by 2020
- Products: forklifts, reach trucks, VNA trucks
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [KION North America](https://endata.com/companies/16599.md)

## Sources

- [dorchesterforbusiness.com](https://www.dorchesterforbusiness.com/news/dorchester-county-manufacturer-to-expand-operations/), 2017-02-02: "KION will be investing $5.7 million in its existing operations, creating more than 50 new jobs over the next five years."

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