# Sakthi Automotive starts $7M expansion in Detroit

Sakthi Automotive held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $7 million, 60,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility expansion in southwest Detroit. The project is expected to be completed by mid-2018 and will add about 200 new jobs. The facility will support production of under-carriage steering components and safety knuckles.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-10-13
- Where: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Value: $7.00M
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Q3 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: under-carriage steering components, safety knuckles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Sakthi Automotive Group](https://endata.com/companies/27795.md)

## Sources

- [wkar.org](https://www.wkar.org/business/2017-10-13/sakthi-automotive-to-start-7-million-expansion-in-detroit), 2017-10-13: "The new facility is necessary to meet the needs of its expanding business in supplying under-carriage steering components and safety knuckles to original equipment manufacturers."

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