Hanon Systems secured C$10 million in government support from Canada for its electric compressor plant and R&D center in Vaughan, Ontario, within a total project valued at C$198.75 million. The plant targets up to 1.5 million compressors a year by 2034.

Westport Fuel Systems began production at its new China Hydrogen Innovation Center and Manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China, to make GFI hydrogen fuel system components locally. Initial products shipped in December 2025 and capacity is ramping through Q1 2026.

TAJCO is completing a new plant in Queretaro, Mexico, to produce stainless steel exhaust trims for North American OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. The investment exceeds US$5 million and is expected to create more than 270 jobs, with production starting in Q2 2026.

RP1, part of the Rossko auto parts group, received a permit and began construction of a brake disc and caliper plant in the Titanium Valley special economic zone in Verkhnyaya Salda. The investment will exceed 9 billion rubles, with about 500 jobs and completion of the production buildings planned for late 2025.

Jiangsu Nuoyan New Energy Vehicle Air Conditioning launched construction of a 534 million yuan compressor manufacturing base with annual capacity of 1 million compressors, scheduled to start operations in December 2025.

Marquardt has officially opened a new mechatronic systems plant in Talegaon near Pune, India, replacing its Mumbai site. The investment in buildings, machinery and equipment exceeds 180 crore rupees, and around 300 new jobs are expected by 2030.

Weber-Hydraulik has moved into a new owned building in Konstanz-Reichenau, investing around EUR 5 million in a valve technology site with 1,730 sqm of production space and 180 sqm of development space. The building uses photovoltaics, a heat pump and concrete core activation.

The Eberspaecher Group has opened a new plant in Przylesie, Poland, producing thermal management systems for electric city buses and coaches, with capacity of up to 20,000 systems a year. Production of the AC138 EVO heat pump starts in January 2025.

Nefab's PolyFlex unit opened a new packaging facility in León, Guanajuato, producing heavy-gauge thermoformed and injection-molded packaging for battery, e-mobility and automotive customers. Additional equipment is planned for late 2025 or early 2026.

Hanon Systems announced a new plant in Woodbridge, Ontario, to produce electric scroll compressors for hybrid and battery electric vehicles, with capacity of up to 900,000 units annually and about 300 planned jobs. Production is expected to start in the first half of 2025.

BorgWarner inaugurated its third plant in Coahuila, Mexico, with an investment of US$46.4 million and 350 new jobs. The plant makes starter coils, thermostats and chillers.

Pacific Industrial will build a new plant on the site of its Kita-Ogaki factory in Kanzaki area of Gifu Prefecture to make valves for electric vehicles, with about 14,900 square metres of floor space and operations planned from March 2025.

Schaeffler is investing over $230 million in a greenfield manufacturing facility in Dover, Ohio, producing electric axles, with 650 jobs to be created in the state and construction starting mid-2024.

Korean auto interior maker Daesol Ausys Georgia is opening a $72 million facility in Harris County, Georgia, creating more than 140 jobs. The plant begins operations in late 2024 and supplies Kia, Hyundai and General Motors.

DAS Corp, a supplier to Kia and Hyundai, is opening a $35 million facility in Metter, Georgia, to make auto seat structures. The plant will create 300 jobs and begin production in late 2024.

Parker Corporation announced an $8 million investment and 200 new jobs for a new plant in the Finsa industrial park in Aguascalientes, Mexico, starting operations in August 2024 to make air conditioner components.

Parker Corporation Mexicana announced an $8 million investment for a new plant in the FINSA industrial park in Aguascalientes, creating about 200 jobs and making air conditioner components, with operations starting in August 2024.

Hanon Systems will invest nearly $170 million and create 600 jobs by establishing a new manufacturing facility in Huntington Park, Loudon County, Tennessee. The plant will supply thermal solutions for electrified vehicles to North American automakers.

BorgWarner broke ground on a new plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to make power electronics components and electric motors, with 380 new direct jobs expected over five years and opening targeted for Q2 2024.

Sona Comstar inaugurated its second manufacturing plant on a 10-acre site in Chakan, Pune, with an investment of USD 28.1 million. The plant will make driveline components for ICE and electric vehicles and can produce up to 1.18 million gear sets a year.

Korean automotive thermal management maker Hanon Systems announced a $40 million factory in Statesboro, Georgia, to supply HVAC parts to Hyundai and Kia near Hyundai's EV plant, hiring at least 160 people with operations targeted for May 2024.

TCCI Manufacturing is developing an EV Innovation Hub in Decatur, Illinois, combining an EV components production line, a climatic testing centre and a training academy. The project is part of a public-private partnership with the state and local schools.

Westport Fuel Systems plans to invest up to $10 million USD in a hydrogen innovation center and manufacturing facility to be built with the City of Changzhou in the Changzhou Hydrogen Valley, China. The investment agreement was announced on February 27, 2023.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced a US$57 million investment in Plant IV in Acuña, Coahuila, a 17,188 square meter highly automated facility making commercial vehicle braking systems, adding more than 180 jobs.

Midea-owned Welling Auto Parts started production on January 6, 2023 at the first phase of its new NEV parts base in Anqing, Anhui province. The base targets 1 million electric compressors, 1.2 million EPS motors and 200,000 drive motors a year.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has started construction of a new highly automated production facility at its Acuña, Mexico campus to make GSBC and GSAT brake control and air treatment systems, with initial occupancy slated for November 2023.

Bocar Group opened a new plant in Huntsville, Alabama, its first in the U.S., with a $176 million investment in land and construction, 323,000 sq ft of production space and 420 employees expected by end of 2022.

BorgWarner Morse Systems inaugurated a 83,600 sq ft plant at Gudapakkam near Tiruvallur, India, making engine control, variable cam timing and motion control devices, initially for Hyundai Motor India.

BorgWarner Morse Systems India opened its second plant in Tiruvallur District near Chennai, India, for variable camshaft timing systems. Initial capacity is 300,000 units on a single line, with plans to reach 3 million per year within four years.

T/CCI Manufacturing will convert a 200,000-square-foot former Borg-Warner factory in Decatur, Illinois into a center making cooling devices for electric vehicles, with more than $20 million of investment and 50 added jobs. The company will also set up a climate innovation center with Richland Community College.

ZF signed a deal with local authorities to build a 14,000 square meter plant in Rizhao, Shandong, producing airbag cushions and other passive safety products, expected to be operational by end of 2022.

Highly Marelli's Wuhu plant in Anhui province, China, has begun operation after its first mass-produced heat exchanger rolled off the line on 20 June 2022. The plant will produce HVAC units and heat exchangers for new energy vehicles, with annual capacity of 800,000 HVAC units and 7 million heat exchangers.

JOST Brasil inaugurated a new 3,500 square meter industrial plant in Campinas, São Paulo, with about R$11 million of investment to expand capacity and develop new products for buses, trucks and implements. The opening took place on June 1, 2022.

Link Manufacturing opened its 50,000 square foot Plant 4 manufacturing and training facility on its Sioux Center, Iowa campus. The plant is now the manufacturing core for its air management and suspension control products and adds 50 local staff.

Jiaxi Bella Compressor is building phase one of a production line in Jiaxing's Nanhu District, Zhejiang, for refrigerator and EV air-conditioning compressors and inverter controllers. The project has a reported investment of 300 million yuan and a construction period from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022.

Hanon Systems is launching a new plant in Hubei, China, to manufacture HVAC modules for electrified vehicles, with about 6,000 square meters of space. Production is expected to begin in early 2023 and create about 100 local jobs.

Midea Group began construction of a new energy vehicle auto parts base in Anqing, Anhui province, with a total investment of about 11 billion yuan ($1.74 billion). The base is designed to produce 60 million units of auto parts annually.

UFI Filters Group signed an agreement with the JiaXing XiuZhou High-Technology Industrial Park Administrative Committee for a new plant in Zhejiang Province producing filtration systems and thermal management products for new energy vehicles. The investment is valued at around 25 million euros, and production is set to start in 2023.

Schaeffler India signed an MoU with Guidance, the Tamil Nadu government nodal agency, to invest over ₹300 crore in a new greenfield plant in Hosur making transmission components for automotive and tractor segments. The plant is expected to create more than 300 direct jobs within four years.

Gaxi Bella broke ground on a smart compressor project in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, on 30 October 2021. The RMB 1.3 billion project will produce 20 million high-end refrigerator compressors and 1 million new energy vehicle air-conditioning compressors per year.

Walbro LLC is expanding in Cass City, Michigan, with a $11.4 million capital investment supported by a $400,000 state grant, creating up to 40 advanced manufacturing jobs. Construction of the new facility has started.

BorgWarner broke ground on a 17,000 m² plant in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, investing €100 million to produce electric motors, inverters and battery management systems, with production starting in Q3 2022 and about 300 jobs.

Trelleborg Industrial Solutions plans to begin producing thermoplastic elastomer vehicle bellows in Odawara, southwest of Tokyo, in Q1 2022. Part of a group investment of just under SEK 300 million across several countries.

French aluminum foundry Le Bélier confirmed a $100 million investment in a new production plant in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, creating 500 jobs. The plant will serve the automotive market.

The board of Craftsman Automation approved a new plant in Nagpur, Maharashtra, to add 8-10% powertrain capacity, with phase 1 costing Rs 115 crore over 24-30 months. Phase 2 is planned at Rs 110 crore over 24-48 months.

Weastec, part of Toyodenso Group, is opening a plant in Greenfield, Ohio to assemble larger engine parts with two semi-automated lines. About 15 jobs are expected, with operations targeted for the end of 2021.

Shougang Toyota Industrial Air Conditioning Compressor, invested in by Toyota Industries, produced its first electric compressor at the Yantai Development Zone plant on May 4, 2021, targeting over 1 million units a year.

Hanon Systems began construction of its fifth plant in Korea, in Naengcheon-ri, Gyeongju-si, on a site of about 33,000 square meters. The plant will make heat pump modules and coolant valve assemblies for electric vehicles, with completion expected in Q2 2021 and production from Q3 2021.

Autoliv announced plans to build a new airbag inflator plant close to Chennai to serve Indian demand. No investment value or completion date was given.

Autoliv announced plans to build a new inflator manufacturing plant close to Chennai, India, to serve Indian demand and localize inflator production.