Astemo plans to invest more than $11 million in its Muncie, Indiana manufacturing operations, including additional injection molding capacity and a new assembly line for intake manifolds for ICE and HEV vehicles. The new line is expected to start production in March 2027 and add up to nine jobs.
BorgWarner announced a $100 million expansion of its Hendersonville site in Henderson County, North Carolina, adding 140,000 square feet and 378 jobs to vertically integrate operations.
German supplier MAHLE is adding e-compressor production at its Morristown, Tennessee plant, creating nearly 50 new jobs. The line will make high-voltage air conditioning compressors for the North American market, with employment rising to almost 800.
Mitsubishi Electric will invest US$143.5 million to retrofit its Maysville, Kentucky factory to make variable-speed heat pump compressors, with production targeted for October 2027 and initial annual capacity of 1,000,000 compressors. The U.S. Department of Energy is providing a $50 million award.
BorgWarner plans to invest $42 million to expand its Seneca, South Carolina facility, adding 3GWh of annual battery module capacity and about 122 jobs over three years. Expansion begins in Q2 2023 with completion expected in the first half of 2024.
Michigan Automotive Compressor (MACI), a Toyota Industries and DENSO joint venture, plans a $82 million investment to install new production processes at its Parma facility to produce electric vehicle technology products, retaining 241 jobs.
T/CCI Manufacturing will invest over $20 million to retool its Decatur, Illinois facility for electric compressor manufacturing, creating more than 50 new jobs and retaining 103 positions, backed by Illinois REV tax incentives.
The Mount Vernon Municipal Planning Commission approved Sanoh America's plan to add a 75,000 square foot addition, a 25% increase in floor space, to its Industrial Park Drive plant. The company plans to add 32 machines from an Alabama plant and expects to hire 60-plus people.
Bleistahl North America LP will expand its Battle Creek, Michigan facility by adding equipment and a fourth shift, with an $8.7 million capital investment creating 69 jobs. The project was supported by a $414,000 state grant.
BorgWarner Thermal Systems is expanding its Cadillac, Michigan assembly plant in a $11.2 million project expected to create 30 jobs, supported by a $225,000 state grant.
Faurecia will invest $18 million to expand its Spring Hill plant at 3555 Cleburne Rd in Maury County, Tennessee, adding a 100,000 sq ft expansion for door panel assembly production and creating 171 new jobs.
Walbro LLC is expanding its facility in Cass City, Michigan, with a total capital investment of $11.4 million and up to 40 advanced manufacturing jobs, supported by a $400,000 state grant. Michigan was chosen over sites in Indiana, Ohio and Mexico.
REHAU announced a $50 million expansion of its Cullman, Alabama automotive plant to produce exterior polymer-based components for new Mercedes-Benz SUV models, including EQ electric vehicles. The expansion will create 125 new jobs.
Automotive supplier Martinrea will invest $40 million to expand its existing facility at 1 Fabco Dr. in Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee, adding 30,000 square feet, upgraded presses and more robots, and creating 97 jobs.
BorgWarner announced a $62.25 million investment in its Arden, North Carolina production plant and technical center, with at least 100 new jobs, supported by county incentives approved on March 2, 2021.
Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America is investing $5.5 million to expand its automotive compressor parts plant in Pendergrass, Jackson County, adding 15,000 sq ft, a new production line and at least 27 jobs.
Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America will expand its Pendergrass, Georgia production facility to add a DC-AC inverter production line and 15,000 sq ft, investing $5.5 million and creating at least 27 jobs over 18 months.
Hilite International is expanding its Whitehall, Michigan operations with state support, a project expected to bring $9.6 million in private investment and 108 new jobs by 2022, chosen over a site in Texas.
Bosch will invest nearly $6 million to expand its Albion, Indiana facility by over 100,000 square feet for added manufacturing equipment and warehousing, adding 16 jobs. Work is expected to be complete by June 2021.
Yamada, a Honda supplier, plans a $15.2 million expansion adding 73,000 square feet and 100 new jobs at its South Charleston, Ohio facility. Clark County approved a 15-year property tax abatement for the project.
IHI announced it will expand its automotive turbocharger plant in Illinois, USA, investing about 4 billion yen and raising annual capacity to 1.5 million units by fiscal 2021. The expansion adds an adjacent building and assembly equipment, with mass production starting in December 2020.
Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee announced a $67 million expansion of its Clinton, Tennessee die-casting facility, expected to add 160 jobs to its 400-person workforce.
Pierburg US, LLC announced a $27 million expansion of its Fountain Inn plant in Greenville County, South Carolina, adding four new production lines and 95 jobs, with completion expected in 2024.
Arvin Sango, Inc. will expand its existing manufacturing operations in Henderson, Tennessee, creating 153 new jobs in Chester County over the next five years. It is the company's third Henderson expansion since 2008.
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake broke ground on a 130,000 sq ft expansion of its Bowling Green, Kentucky wheel-end plant, including a new production line, a $65 million investment adding about 100 jobs, with completion expected by end of 2020.
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas plans to create 100 jobs and invest at least $100 million, with potential up to $330 million, in an expansion of its existing Monroe, Georgia facility to increase production capacity.
General Motors plans to expand production capacity for its 10-speed transmission at its Romulus propulsion plant in Michigan, investing USD 20 million. The announcement was made in a press release on 19 February 2019.
Bosch plans to purchase the former Associated Fuel Pump Systems (AFCO) plant adjacent to its Anderson campus in South Carolina, investing an additional $45 million to expand production capabilities.
ATTC Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Japan's Aisin Takaoka, plans to invest more than USD 27.3 million in Perry County, Indiana, as part of 22 manufacturer expansion plans announced on National Manufacturing Day.
Venture Plastics expanded its Newton Falls, Ohio headquarters by 17,000 square feet and installed a 1,400-ton injection molding machine to win larger automotive parts. The expansion was finished in March 2018.
DENSO is investing $190 million in its Athens, Tennessee facility to add four production lines and 320 jobs for fuel injection and fuel pump parts. The announcement was made on 28 February 2018.
Huron Inc. is building a $13 million, 40,000-square-foot expansion at its Worth Township, Michigan plant, expected to create 181 full-time jobs within three years.
TG Fluid Systems USA is adding 62,000 square feet to its Brighton, Michigan plant for $11 million, consolidating operations from Howell. The expansion, due for completion in March 2018, is expected to create 35 entry-level factory jobs.
Linamar is expanding its Linamar Forgings Carolina closed-die forging operation in Wilson, NC, with a $6.8 million investment to make hollow transmission shafts and net-shape differential gears for automotive chassis parts. A $62,000 performance-based grant from the One North Carolina Fund supports the expansion.
DENSO will expand its Maryville, Tennessee operations, investing $1 billion and creating about 1,000 jobs to make the Blount County facility a primary North American manufacturing center for electrification and safety systems.
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems invested $3.8 million in its Huntington, Indiana assembly plant in October 2017 to launch two new production lines. The investment was reported in an article dated 2018-08-02.
BorgWarner is expanding its Water Valley, Mississippi location with a $20 million corporate investment expected to create about 75 jobs over two years. The expansion supports transmission technologies for stop/start and hybrid vehicles.
Android Industries and sister company Avancez will invest $14.7 million to expand operations in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, creating up to 313 jobs by the end of 2018 to supply new General Motors contracts. Avancez will also open a 300,000-square-foot facility.
Calsonic Kansei, a supplier to Nissan's Canton, Mississippi plant, expanded in Madison County, Mississippi with a $16.33 million investment that creates 98 new jobs. It leased and upfitted a former warehouse in Gluckstadt, and manufacturing began in May 2017.
Cooper Standard will create approximately 98 new jobs and invest $1 million in new plant equipment at its Surgoinsville facility in Hawkins County, Tennessee, to make coolant tube and hose assemblies and fuel and brake lines.
Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corp plans to invest $56.9 million to double its 125,000-square-foot facility at 1100 N. Lebanon St., Lebanon, Indiana, to 250,000 square feet, creating up to 155 new jobs by 2020.
GECOM, a subsidiary of Mitsui Kinzoku ACT, will invest $26.29 million to launch three new manufacturing lines at its Greensburg, Indiana plant, creating up to 30 new jobs by 2019.
Autoneum North America is building a 315,000-square-foot expansion in Aiken with $35.5 million of investment and 41 new jobs, with completion slated for mid to late 2017.
Saf-Holland Inc. received Ohio tax credit approval and expects to create 30 full-time positions in West Chester Twp., Ohio, with over $2 million in new annual payroll.
Brose Tuscaloosa will launch a $26.5 million expansion of its Vance plant next year, adding about 50 jobs. Tuscaloosa County approved tax abatements and incentives totaling $1.3 million, with construction expected to start by June and finish at year's end.