# Kuka wins $75M automotive body structure contracts in USA and Mexico

Kuka Systems received three major systems contracts from a leading US premium vehicle manufacturer, valued at approximately $75 million, for engineering and construction of systems to build vehicle body structures in the USA and Mexico. Start of production is planned for mid-2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-10-19
- Where: USA and Mexico, United States
- Value: $75.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: systems to build vehicle body structures
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Kuka Systems](https://endata.com/companies/17788.md)
- [a leading manufacturer of premium vehicles in the US](https://endata.com/companies/17789.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/category/industry/page/127/), 2017-10-19: "Kuka estimates the order value to be approximately $75 million, and says it was booked in the third quarter of 2017."
- [roboticsandautomationnews.com](https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2017/11/06/kuka-wins-major-contracts-worth-75-million-from-us-automotive-manufacturer/14824/), 2017-11-06: "This order, from one of our largest North American customers, shows its continued confidence in the excellence and competitiveness of the flexible manufacturing systems we deliver for them for building and assembling new body-shop systems."

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