# DURA Automotive Systems to open $59M EV battery tray plant in Muscle Shoals

DURA Automotive Systems will open a $59 million manufacturing facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama to produce battery trays for electric vehicles, creating 279 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-25
- Where: Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
- Value: $59.0M
- Jobs: 279
- Starts operating: Apr 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 sq. ft
- Products: battery trays for electric vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Dura Automotive Systems](https://endata.com/companies/17282.md)

## Sources

- [al.com](https://www.al.com/business/2020/08/59-million-muscle-shoals-factory-will-create-279-jobs.html), 2020-08-25: "This investment represents Dura’s commitment to support global customers in the transition to electrified, high performance vehicles."
- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/dura-automotive-announces-new-muscle-shoals-al-manufacturing-site/), 2020-08-26: "This investment represents DURA’s commitment to support global customers in the transition to electrified, high performance vehicles."
- [scceu.org](https://scceu.org/auto-supplier-announces-59-million-investment-in-new-alabama-factory/), 2020-09-04: "This investment represents Dura’s commitment to support global customers in the transition to electrified, high-performance vehicles."

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