# Mitsubishi Electric to build new building at Himeji Works for automotive equipment

Mitsubishi Electric will invest approximately 7 billion yen to construct a new building at its Himeji Works Hirohata Plant in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, to strengthen production of motor generators and inverters for HEVs and EVs. Operations are scheduled to start in May 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-02-28
- Where: Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $62.0M (7.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: May 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: motor generators, HEV inverters, EV inverters
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2378.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLRSP437894_Y7A220C1000000/), 2017-02-28: "三菱電機株式会社は、姫路製作所広畑工場（兵庫県姫路市）に新棟を建設し、需要拡大が見込まれるモータージェネレーターやHEV・EV用インバーターの生産体制を強化し、自動車機器事業のさらなる拡大を目指します。"
- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2017/02/j022811.html), 2017-02-28: "We aim to further expand our automotive equipment business by strengthening our production system for motor generators and inverters for HEVs and EVs, for which demand is expected to increase."

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