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.
Federal-Mogul Goetze (India)'s board approved a ₹335 crore (3,351 million) capacity addition at Bahadurgarh–Patiala, Yelahanka and Bhiwadi, to be funded from internal accruals and completed within 18 months.
ZF Wind Power will expand wind turbine gearbox manufacturing at its Coimbatore plant from 12 GW to 15 GW, investing almost ₹250 crore. The additional facilities are expected to be commissioned by June 2027.
RAPA officially opened its second plant at Jintan, Changzhou, Jiangsu, on September 2, 2026, after investing around 20 million euros, to produce motor-pump units for SERES.
MAHLE started e-compressor production at its Coimbatore plant in India with a EUR 7.0 million investment, creating around 50 jobs. At full capacity the line can produce more than 300,000 e-compressors per year.
FUJI OOZX announced a $10.175 million investment to expand its subsidiary FUJI OOZX MEXICO in Guanajuato, adding production lines that will raise capacity to 2.3 million pieces per month, with works starting in August 2026.
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.
Subros approved capacity expansion at Karsanpura, Gujarat, adding 400,000 electric compressors and 500,000 ICE compressors per year for a total investment of INR 265 crore.
Westport Fuel Systems started production at its expanded product development and manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario, producing GFI high-pressure fuel system components. Initial products shipped in December 2025 and capacity is ramping through Q1 2026.
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.
Tenneco inaugurated a new valve production line at its Powertrain plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with a 426.8 million peso investment. Annual valve output rises from 50 million to nearly 85 million units.
Danfoss will start mass production later in 2025 at its campus in Nanjing, Jiangsu, making insulated gate bipolar transistor modules and electric and hybrid power train systems.
BTMS Technology announced an expansion of its operations in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, with an investment of about 500 million Mexican pesos and the creation of 400 new jobs.
Sanden is investing €68 million in a new assembly line for electric-vehicle automotive compressors at its Tinténiac site in Brittany, with 17% financed by the French state under France 2030. The line is being installed since autumn 2024.
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.
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems celebrated the grand opening of a 185,000 square foot automated production facility at its Acuña campus, producing brake control and air treatment systems, with production expanding over several years.
TD Deutsche Klimakompressor (TDDK) held a topping-out ceremony for the sixth construction phase of its Bernsdorf, Saxony plant, adding 17,500 sq m of building area for electric refrigerant compressors, with the shell due to be completed by end 2024.
TDDK announced on April 8, 2024 that it will expand its Straßgräbchen plant near Kamenz into the largest electric automotive climate compressor production site in Europe. Mass production is due to start in 2025, and capacity will rise from six to eight million compressors a year. Investment size has not been disclosed.
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies inaugurated its rebuilt carbon-neutral automotive components plant in Parets del Vallès near Barcelona, investing over EUR 11 million and raising production capacity by 15 percent.
BorgWarner expects 2023 turbocharger production to be 18% higher than last year at its Itatiba, Sao Paulo state plant, and is studying a capacity expansion there, though nothing has been agreed with headquarters.
Schaeffler officially inaugurated the New Energy Phase II Factory at its Taicang manufacturing base in Jiangsu province on November 1, 2023. The plant produces electric motor stators and rotors for new energy vehicles.
Robert Bosch Energy and Body Systems will spend about EUR 36 million to expand production capacity of assembly lines at its Miskolc plant by mid-2025, creating 110 new jobs through redeployment.
Robert Bosch Energy and Body Systems will spend EUR 12 million to expand development and testing of electric drives at its Miskolc site by mid-2025, creating 60 new jobs.
Toyota Industries Denso Air Conditioning Compressor (Kunshan) plans an expansion of its electric compressor production by 1.28 million units in Kunshan, Jiangsu. Jiangsu authorities confirmed the project as eligible under national industrial policy.
TD Deutsche Klimakompressor broke ground on its sixth construction phase in Straßgräbchen, Saxony, adding about 20,000 square metres and a high-bay warehouse, with completion planned for late 2024 and annual shipments rising from 6 to 8 million units.
BorgWarner announced an investment at its Ramos Arizpe Campus in Mexico to produce battery cooling plates for electric vehicles, creating 280 new jobs and raising production capacity by 35%.
Brazilian company TUPY announced an expansion of its Ramos Arizpe plant in Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of $36.8 million that will create 250 direct jobs. The machining plant will grow by over 5,200 square meters.
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.
Autojia says its 1-million-unit-per-year electric compressor project in Chuzhou, Anhui, has partly been completed and formed some capacity, with full production expected by mid-2023.
Seiko NSK plans to invest 30 billion yen over five years to increase production of bearings for electric vehicles, including at its Ishibe Plant in Konan City, Shiga Prefecture. The plan was reported on 29 December 2022.
Aotejia (002239.SZ) said on December 22, 2022 that its annual 1 million electric compressor project is expected to be completed in mid-2023. After completion, its electric compressor annual capacity is expected to be about 1.8 million units.
Grote Industries announced an expansion of its engineering design center and production facility, Grote Industries de Mexico, in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon. Manufacturing space was increased by more than 50% to add production and shipping capacity.
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.
Continental announced a project to invest close to 210 million euros in expanding its Silao Las Colinas operations in Guanajuato, Mexico, adding floor space and building a new 12,600 m2 plant for electronic control units, expected to create 1,500 direct jobs over three years.
Toyota Industries Electric Air Conditioning Compressor (Kunshan) raised capital by RMB 560 million to build a second phase producing electric air-conditioning compressors for new energy vehicles. The expansion is expected to add 1.2 million units of capacity.
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.
Toshiba Materials announced a new facility for silicon nitride balls on its Yokohama headquarters site, budgeted at over 5 billion yen (about US$38 million), raising capacity 50% versus fiscal 2021. Production is expected to start in November 2023.
Toyota Industries is expanding capacity for car air-conditioning electric compressors, including roughly doubling its Higashiura plant in Aichi with a new processing line starting October 2022. The company targets a global production system of 10 million units.
Brose will invest MXN 404 million to expand its facility in Colón, Mexico, including acquiring an 800-ton press from Servornechanich for a project with Volvo.
NHK Spring is building a new motor core production building at its Atsugi plant in Kanagawa, investing about ¥5 billion. Capacity at the plant will roughly triple after the building opens, with construction starting November 2022 and completion in October 2023.
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.
Bontaz Group inaugurated a 6,500 m² extension of its Bontaz Tunisia site in Ben Arous, including a clean room for manufacturing automotive solenoid valves. The Group invested nearly €8 million in the extension.
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.
Hydro is investing NOK 390 million in a new P60 extrusion press and plant expansion at its aluminium plant in Suzhou, China, to serve the automotive and electric vehicle market, creating 75 jobs with first billet expected in mid-2023.
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.
Grupo Industrial Saltillo announced a $30 million investment to expand capacity at Draxton's automotive parts foundry in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, adding 30,000 tonnes per year of nodular iron casting capacity with operations starting in Q4 2022.
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.