# KION North America expands Summerville facility with $40M investment

KION North America is expanding its Summerville, South Carolina headquarters with a $40 million, 250,000 sqft expansion that will add 450 jobs. The expansion will move lithium-ion battery production and counterbalance manufacturing to the site.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-11-24
- Where: Summerville, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $40.0M
- Jobs: 450
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250,000 sqft
- Products: forklifts, lithium-ion batteries, counterbalances
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KION North America](https://endata.com/companies/16599.md)
- [KION Group](https://endata.com/companies/16287.md) (investor)
- [KION Group](https://endata.com/companies/16287.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [postandcourier.com](https://www.postandcourier.com/business/summerville-forklift-maker-doubling-its-sc-operations-workforce/article_e6d7414e-676f-11ed-a45e-57e8a0e6947b.html), 2022-11-24: "The market is shifting its focus to electric forklifts and to lithium-ion batteries and alternative fuels."
- [dorchesterforbusiness.com](https://www.dorchesterforbusiness.com/news/kion-north-america-expanding-operations-in-dorchester-county/), 2022-12-01: "We are proud to be investing in South Carolina, particularly in Dorchester County."
- [postandcourier.com](https://www.postandcourier.com/business/summerville-manufacturers-heavy-lift-is-onshoring-overseas-work-to-sc-plant/article_defa4e72-7178-11ed-a252-1f1f45bb5490.html), 2022-12-01: "So, a lot of onshoring ... associated with this activity here."
- [whatjobs.com](https://www.whatjobs.com/news/industrial-vehicle-maker-kions-40-million-investment-in-south-carolina-to-create-450-jobs/), 2022-12-20: "The project is a part of their efforts to increase their market share in North America."

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