# Maxion Wheels and Dongfeng form JV to build aluminum wheel plant in China

Maxion Wheels and Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group formed a joint venture, Dongfeng Maxion Wheels, to build a passenger car aluminum wheel plant in Hubei Province, China. The plant will have a capacity of 2 million wheels per year, with series production scheduled for the second half of 2020, and is expected to create over 450 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-03-12
- Where: Hubei Province, China
- Jobs: 450
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2 million wheels per year
- Products: aluminum wheels
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Dongfeng Motor Parts & Components Group](https://endata.com/companies/1704.md) (partner)
- [Maxion Wheels](https://endata.com/companies/30173.md) (partner)
- [Iochpe-Maxion](https://endata.com/companies/37971.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [dbusiness.com](https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/novis-maxion-wheels-partners-with-chinese-automotive-parts-company-plans-to-build-plant-in-china/), 2019-03-12: "The plant will have a 2-million-per-year capacity with series production scheduled for the second half of 2020."

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