# NHK Spring to build automotive seat factory in Indiana for Subaru

NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (Nippatsu) announced on February 28, 2020 that it will build a new automotive seat factory in Frankfort, Indiana, USA, with a JPY 4 billion investment, to meet Subaru of Indiana Automotive's increased production demand. Operations are expected to begin in the first half of 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-02-28
- Where: Frankfort, Indiana, United States
- Value: $37.0M (4.00B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive seats
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [NHK Spring](https://endata.com/companies/9282.md)
- [Subaru of Indiana Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/19960.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [en.lnews.jp](https://en.lnews.jp/2020/03/m0302406.html), 2020-03-02: "On February 28, Nippatsu (Nippon Spring Co., Ltd.) announced that it will build an automotive seat factory at its U.S. group company, NHK Seating of America (NSA)."

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