UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc.

UACJ Corporation announced a decision to invest about 3.6 billion yen ($33.3 million) in new manufacturing equipment at two factories of its US subsidiary UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries. An extrusion press will be added in Michigan, and machining and assembly equipment will be installed at a new factory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Equipment will start operating gradually from July 2021.

UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries will take over a former Walgreen's distribution center in Flagstaff, Arizona, for a new plant manufacturing parts for electric vehicles. The company plans to invest up to $60 million and create 120 jobs in the first year, with 350 jobs within five years.

UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries is undertaking a 30,000 sq ft expansion at its Progress Drive plant and a 110,000 sq ft expansion at its Sixth Street plant in Ludington, Michigan, with a total investment of approximately $26 million.

UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries Inc. is adding a 56,000 square foot expansion to its Paducah facility, including machining centers, robotics and fabrication equipment, creating up to 50 jobs.