# GEDIA Automotive Group to build $85M plant in Whitfield County, Georgia

GEDIA Automotive Group will build an advanced manufacturing facility in Whitfield County, Georgia, USA, investing $85 million and creating 200 jobs. The plant will focus on parts for electric vehicles.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-07-24
- Where: Whitfield County, Georgia, United States
- Value: $85.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 square feet
- Products: lightweight structural automotive parts for electric vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [GEDIA Automotive Group](https://endata.com/companies/48813.md)

## Sources

- [gov.georgia.gov](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2020-07-24/german-automotive-parts-manufacturer-gedia-locate-first-southeast-us-site), 2020-07-24: "GEDIA will invest $85 million in this project, delivering 200 jobs to the greater Dalton area at a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified property in Whitfield County."
- [metroatlantaceo.com](https://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2020/07/german-automotive-parts-manufacturer-gedia-locate-first-southeast-us-site-whitfield-county-create-200-jobs/), 2020-07-27: "GEDIA will invest $85 million in this project, delivering 200 jobs to the greater Dalton area at a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified property in Whitfield County."
- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/95830-german-auto-parts-maker-building-assembly-plant-in-georgia), 2020-08-12: "German auto parts manufacturer GEDIA Automotive Group will invest $85 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating 200 jobs."
- [daltoncitizen.com](https://daltoncitizen.com/2020/09/07/auto-parts-maker-breaks-ground-in-whitfield-county/), 2020-09-07: "GEDIA initially plans to hire 200 employees at the 200,000-square-foot, $85 million facility, with the potential to double the size of the building eventually."

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