# Lear expands automotive wiring harness production in Navegantes, Brazil

Lear Corporation is completing an expansion of its factory in Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil, to increase production of automotive wiring harnesses. The expansion, started in February 2019, is expected to create 500 new jobs; the investment amount was not disclosed.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-29
- Where: Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: May 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: automotive wiring harnesses
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Lear Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1874.md)

## Sources

- [automotivebusiness.com.br](https://www.automotivebusiness.com.br/noticias/lear-amplia-producao-de-chicotes-eletricos-automotivos-no-brasil), 2019-04-29: "A Lear prevê concluir em maio a expansão de sua fábrica localizada em Navegantes (SC) com o objetivo de elevar a produção de chicotes elétricos no Brasil."

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