# ZKW to invest USD 102M in third expansion of Silao plant

ZKW Mexico will begin the third expansion of its plant in Guanajuato Puerto Interior (GPI), Silao, with an investment of USD 102 million. The expansion will create at least 650 direct jobs and increase annual headlamp production capacity to 3.5 million units, with the plant covering 55,000 square meters.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-05-07
- Where: Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Value: $102.0M
- Jobs: 650
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3.5 million headlamps per year
- Products: headlamps
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [ZKW Group](https://endata.com/companies/31566.md)

## Sources

- [sanluis.globalmedia.mx](https://sanluis.globalmedia.mx/articles/zkw_empresa_austriaca_va_por_tercera_inversion_en_gto), 2022-05-07: "La empresa austriaca ZKW México arrancará la tercera ampliación de su planta ubicada en Guanajuato Puerto Interior (GPI) con lo que se generarán al menos 650 empleos directos más."
- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/zkw-guanajuato-begins-its-3rd-expansion/), 2022-05-23: "Grupo ZKW laid the first stone of what will be its third phase of expansion at its plant in Silao, Guanajuato for an amount of US$102 million."

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