# MCFA to expand electric assembly building in Houston

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA) will begin the second expansion of its electric assembly building on its Houston campus, doubling the production space dedicated to electric forklift models.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-11
- Where: Houston, Texas, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40% increase in production capability
- Products: electric forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/16590.md)

## Sources

- [materialhandling247.com](https://www.materialhandling247.com/article/mitsubishi_caterpillar_forklift_america_celebrates_25_years/Caterpillar_Forklift_America), 2017-07-11: "Opening a new electric assembly facility on MCFA's manufacturing campus, a move that brought a 40% increase in production capability and created new manufacturing jobs in Houston."
- [fallsway.com](https://www.fallsway.com/blog/mcfa-celebrates-25-years), 2017-07-21: "They will also begin the second expansion of its electric assembly building, doubling the amount of production space dedicated to electric forklift models on MCFA’s Houston campus."
- [mmh.com](https://www.mmh.com/topic/tag/Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries), 2017-07-31: "Since 1992, MCFA has more than quadrupled its employee base, and facility size has expanded from 172,000 square feet to 866,512 square feet."

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