# IHI to expand turbocharger plant in Illinois, USA, raising capacity 7.5x to 1.5 million units

IHI announced it will expand its automotive turbocharger plant in Illinois, USA, investing about 4 billion yen and raising annual capacity to 1.5 million units by fiscal 2021. The expansion adds an adjacent building and assembly equipment, with mass production starting in December 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-01-28
- Where: Illinois, United States
- Value: $37.0M (4.00B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 million units per year
- Products: automotive turbochargers
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [IHI](https://endata.com/companies/6049.md)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO54938260Y0A120C2XA0000/), 2020-01-28: "年産能力を2021年度に7.5倍の150万台に増やす。"

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