# Continental Motors starts construction of new aircraft engine plant in Alabama

Continental Motors, a subsidiary of AVIC, has begun construction of a new aircraft engine factory in Mobile, Alabama. The building alone costs approximately $26 million, and the plant is designed to set new standards in productivity, efficiency, automation and quality.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-23
- Where: Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Value: $26.0M
- Status: under construction
- Products: aircraft engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Continental Motors Group](https://endata.com/companies/1522.md)
- [AVIC Group](https://endata.com/companies/13184.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [aerobuzz.de](https://aerobuzz.de/general-aviation-news/continental-hat-den-bau-der-blue-marlin-fabrik-gestartet/), 2018-08-29: "Continental Motors hat am 23. August 2018 mit dem Spatenstich zum Bau seiner neuen Fabrik offiziell begonnen."

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