# Continental Motors Group to build new factory in Mobile, Alabama

Continental Motors Group announced a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and corporate office at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama. The nearly 225,000 square foot facility will replace the current 11-building footprint and is part of a 3-year global investment plan.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-27
- Where: Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Starts operating: Q2 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 225000 square feet
- Products: aviation piston engines, engine parts
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Continental Motors Group](https://endata.com/companies/1522.md)
- [AVIC International Holding Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1523.md) (investor)
- [Aviation Industry Corporation of China](https://endata.com/companies/18692.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [continental.aero](https://continental.aero/news-events/continental-motors-group-announces-new-factory-and-global-investment-plan/), 2017-03-27: "The 'greenfield' facility will modernize our manufacturing processes into a world class, high productivity, vertically integrated center of manufacturing excellence"
- [continentaldiesel.com](https://continentaldiesel.com/news-events/continental-motors-group-announces-new-factory-and-global-investment-plan/), 2017-03-27: "The “greenfield” facility will modernize our manufacturing processes into a world class, high productivity, vertically integrated center of manufacturing excellence"
- [industrialinfo.com](https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/continental-motors-readies-for-aircraft-engine-plant-in-alabama--257142), 2017-04-03: "Continental Motors, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, is planning to build a new aircraft engine-manufacturing plant in Alabama."

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