# Koito Manufacturing to invest $234M in automotive lighting capacity in Mexico and Brazil

Koito Manufacturing will invest 33 billion yen ($234 million) to expand production capacity for automotive lighting equipment in the Americas by fiscal 2026, including a new factory in Mexico that would boost capacity by around 60%.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-09-17
- Where: Mexico, Mexico
- Value: $234.0M
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive lighting equipment
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [KOITO MANUFACTURING](https://endata.com/companies/56942.md)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/japan-s-koito-to-boost-automotive-lighting-capacity-in-mexico-brazil), 2024-09-17: "The planned factory in Mexico would boost Koito's production capacity in the country by around 60%."

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