# ZKW expands Mexico plant with EUR 100M investment

ZKW Group commissioned the third expansion phase of its Silao, Mexico plant on November 29, 2023, adding 15,700 square meters. A groundbreaking for the next phase will create 7,000 square meters of production space and 1,100 new jobs by 2025. Total investment exceeds EUR 100 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-12-04
- Where: Silao, Mexico, Mexico
- Value: $108.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 2,000
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 4.5 million headlights per year by 2026
- Products: headlights, center lamps, lighting systems
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zkw-expands-site-in-mexico-by-a-further-100-million-euros-302003768.html), 2023-12-04: "With the expansion, we are increasing production capacities and creating around 2,000 new jobs to manufacture innovative lighting systems for customers in the strategically important NAFTA economic region."
- [mexicobusiness.news](https://mexicobusiness.news/infrastructure/news/major-auto-players-expand-aguascalientes-guanajuato), 2023-12-07: "ZKW, a Korean auto parts company specializing in innovative, premium lighting systems and electronics, announced the third expansion phase of its Mexican Plant in Silao, Guanajuato, with an investment of US$107.7 million to build an additional 15,700m2."

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