# Prime Wheel plans $170M expansion in Tijuana, Mexico

Prime Wheel, an aluminum wheel manufacturer, announced plans to invest $170 million to expand operations in Tijuana, including a new facility. The expansion is expected to create 1,159 jobs and increase capacity by 50% to 7.5 million wheels per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-01
- Where: Tijuana, Mexico
- Value: $170.0M
- Jobs: 1,159
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 7.5 million wheels per year
- Products: aluminum wheels
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Prime Wheel](https://endata.com/companies/26712.md)

## Sources

- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/aluminum-wheel-manufacturer-plans-us-170-million-expansion-in-tijuana/), 2017-09-01: "Prime Wheel, an aluminum wheel manufacturer which supplies both automakers and aftermarket businesses, announced plans to invest US$ 170 million to expand operations in Tijuana."

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