# American Axle & Manufacturing to invest €20M in new plant in Viladecans, Spain

American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) will invest €20 million in a new plant in Viladecans, Catalonia, Spain. The facility will produce shock absorbers for engines for car manufacturers such as Renault, BMW, and Porsche, and is expected to be operational by January 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-27
- Where: Viladecans, Catalonia, Spain
- Value: $23.3M (20.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Jan 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: shock absorbers for engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/16987.md)

## Sources

- [catalannews.com](https://www.catalannews.com/business/item/multinational-aam-to-invest-20m-in-new-plant-in-catalonia), 2018-06-27: "A global leader in the manufacturing of various vehicle and lorry components, the company will build the new facility in the Ca n’Alemany industrial estate, half an hour away from the Catalan capital."

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