# NHK Spring to build $55M plant in Irapuato, Guanajuato

NHK Spring is investing $55 million to build a new plant at the Castro del Río Industrial Park in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. The plant will manufacture automotive suspension springs and electric motor cores, and is set to be inaugurated on May 23, 2025, creating 233 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-05-09
- Where: Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Value: $55.0M
- Jobs: 233
- Starts operating: 23 May 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive suspension springs, electric motor cores
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [NHK Spring](https://endata.com/companies/9282.md)
- [Marabis](https://endata.com/companies/84604.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [marabis.com](https://marabis.com/en/marabis-driving-the-industrial-future-of-guanajuato-with-the-new-nhk-spring-plant/), 2025-05-09: "This new plant, set to be inaugurated on May 23, 2025, will be located at one of Marabis’ developments, the Castro del Río Industrial Park, in Irapuato."
- [mexicobusiness.news](https://mexicobusiness.news/automotive/news/nhk-spring-invest-us55-million-ev-motor-plant-irapuato), 2025-05-14: "We continue investing because we believe in the state. Guanajuato offers us the trust and certainty we value."
- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/nhk-spring-mexico-inaugurates-plant-in-irapuato/), 2025-05-26: "The installation of this plant was announced by Libia Dennise during her work tour in Japan at the beginning of May, when she announced the investment of US$55 million and the creation of 233 new jobs."

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