# BorgWarner breaks ground on €100M electrification plant in Viana do Castelo, Portugal

BorgWarner broke ground on a 17,000 m² plant in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, investing €100 million to produce electric motors, inverters and battery management systems, with production starting in Q3 2022 and about 300 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-12
- Where: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Value: $118.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 300
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 17,000 m² facility, full capacity in 2024
- Products: electric motors, inverters, battery management systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [BorgWarner](https://endata.com/companies/751.md)

## Sources

- [borgwarner.com](https://www.borgwarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2021/10/12/borgwarner-breaks-ground-for-new-electrification-plant-in-portugal), 2021-10-12: "Investment in the new facility where production is slated to partially begin in Q3 2022 and at full capacity in 2024 amounts to 100 million euros."

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