German auto parts manufacturer Hella inaugurated a new $150 million
215,000-square-foot facility to produce automotive headlamps and rear
lighting systems in Irapuato, Guanajuato. Hella is one of the top 50
global automotive suppliers and belongs to the 100 largest industrial
companies in Germany.
The new plant is scheduled to open in June of this year with an annual capacity of approximately 1.2 million headlamps and 1.5 million rear combination lamps.
The company also is expanding its facilities in Guadalajara, México. A new 9,000-square-foot design and development center for lighting technology is expected to open this March. In addition, HELLA is scheduled to complete a 15,000-square-foot expansion of its Guadalajara manufacturing complex in June.
The new manufacturing facilities will increase Hella’s annual production capacity in the Americas for headlamps from 3.7 million to 4.9 million. Production capacity for rear combination lamps will grow from 2.5 million to 4 million.
Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, who was in attendance at the inauguration, said the new plant was a sign both of investor confidence in México and of the growing importance of México’s automotive sector, which has seen $3.5 billion in new investment over the past 13 months.
(from Latin American Herald Tribune)
The new plant is scheduled to open in June of this year with an annual capacity of approximately 1.2 million headlamps and 1.5 million rear combination lamps.
The company also is expanding its facilities in Guadalajara, México. A new 9,000-square-foot design and development center for lighting technology is expected to open this March. In addition, HELLA is scheduled to complete a 15,000-square-foot expansion of its Guadalajara manufacturing complex in June.
The new manufacturing facilities will increase Hella’s annual production capacity in the Americas for headlamps from 3.7 million to 4.9 million. Production capacity for rear combination lamps will grow from 2.5 million to 4 million.
Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, who was in attendance at the inauguration, said the new plant was a sign both of investor confidence in México and of the growing importance of México’s automotive sector, which has seen $3.5 billion in new investment over the past 13 months.
(from Latin American Herald Tribune)
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