# Meritor opens $36.5M axle assembly facility and R&D center in Mysore, India

Meritor announced the opening of a new $36.5 million axle assembly facility at its joint venture Automotive Axles with Kalyani Group, along with a research and development center in Mysore, India. The assembly facility expands production capacity by 25%.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-08-14
- Where: Mysore, India, India
- Value: $36.5M
- Starts operating: 14 Aug 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 25% production capacity increase
- Products: axles, drivetrain solutions, braking systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Meritor](https://endata.com/companies/17649.md)
- [Automotive Axles](https://endata.com/companies/41352.md) (partner)
- [Kalyani Group](https://endata.com/companies/41353.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meritor-announces-new-assembly-and-research-and-development-facility-in-mysore-india-300900945.html), 2019-08-14: "Meritor, Inc. today announced the opening of a new $36.5 million axle assembly facility at Automotive Axles, its joint venture with Kalyani Group along with a state-of-the-art research and development center in Mysore, India."

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