MOSCOW (MRC) -- Autoneum is increasing its local presence in Mexico by building an additional facility through UGN. The new plant in Silao is expected to start production of parts for Japanese car manufacturers towards the end of the year, said the producer in its press release.
Mexico has become an attractive production location for car manufacturers. To support the expansion initiatives of Japanese customers in this region, Autoneum is increasing its local presence together with its Japanese partner Nittoku by building a new UGN facility in Silao, Mexico. Silao is located in the state of Guanajuato about 220 miles (350 kilometers) northwest of Mexico City. Production of acoustic and thermal management components in the 60,000 square foot facility is slated to begin towards the end of the year.
Autoneum is already present in Mexico with a facility in Hermosillo, which mainly supplies parts to US car manufacturers. The expansion of Autoneum’s local presence in Mexico is an answer to the growing demand in the automotive industry with North American production expected to grow to 17 million vehicles per year by 2016.
Autoneum is increasing its local presence in Mexico by building an additional facility through acoustic, interior trim and thermal management product manufacturer, UGN.
The new plant in Silao is expected to start production of parts for Japanese car manufacturers towards the end of the year.
Autoneum is already present in Mexico with a facility in Hermosillo, which mainly supplies parts to US vehicle manufacturers.
As mRC wrote earlier, Autoneum, a Swiss thermal and acoustic nonwovens insulation company, is boosting its local presence with a production plant in Russia.
Starting in the fall of 2013, Autoneum will be producing acoustic and thermal components in Ryazan for the growing Russian automobile market.
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