# Continental invests $40M to expand Morganton brake plant

Continental announced a more than $40 million investment to expand its Morganton, North Carolina plant that manufactures automotive brake systems, creating about 160 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-04-18
- Where: Morganton, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Jobs: 160
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: MK C1 integrated brake system, MK 100 brake systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Continental](https://endata.com/companies/925.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/continental-expands-manufacturing-footprint-with-more-than-40-million-investment-in-north-carolina-300441171.html), 2017-04-18: "International technology company Continental today announced a more than $40 million investment to expand its Morganton Plant, which manufacturers state-of-the-art automotive brake systems."

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