Eberspaecher to build exhaust technology plant in Mexico

Esslingen / Saltillo (Mexico), 9 May 2019 – The Eberspaecher Group of Companies is investing in a component plant for exhaust technology in Mexico. The new building in Saltillo will house manufacturing facilities for existing and future contracts in the NAFTA market.

The planned facility with approximately 15,000 square meters of manufacturing space will produce complete exhaust systems as well as components such as particulate filters and catalytic converters for the NAFTA market. These systems will be used for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Dr. Thomas Waldhier, COO of the Division Exhaust Technology believes this is a crucial step: “Our emission control technologies are in demand worldwide. The plant in Mexico will strengthen our North American production network and allow us to supply our local customers directly.”

The new building will be constructed in Saltillo, in the immediate vicinity of major international vehicle manufacturers. Situated around 300 kilometers south-west of the US border, Saltillo is directly adjacent to the Pan-American Highway and offers excellent logistics connections.

The building is due to be completed in late summer with the first series products expected to roll off the production line by the end of 2019. Eberspaecher will create approximately 250 jobs in the medium term and plans to increase this number to over 500 employees in the long term to cater for new business.

To date, the Eberspaecher Group is represented at nine sites in North America. Within the area of exhaust technology, these include the US production plants in Brighton and Wixom (Michigan), Spartanburg (South Carolina) and Northport (Alabama) as well as a development center in Novi (Michigan). In Mexico, the Group of Companies manufactures bus air-conditioning systems at the site in Monterrey since 2017.

Contact for local inquiries:
saltillo[at]eberspaecher.com


Global Media Contact:
Anja Kaufer
Head of Corporate Communications
Eberspächer Group
Phone: +49 711 939-0250
press[at]eberspaecher.com




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About Eberspaecher:
With approximately 10,000 employees at 80 locations worldwide, the Eberspaecher Group is one of the automotive industry’s leading system developers and suppliers. The family business, headquartered in Esslingen am Neckar, stands for innovative solutions in exhaust technology, automotive electronics and thermal management for a broad range of vehicle types. Eberspaecher components and systems provide more comfort, greater safety and a cleaner environment on or off the road. In 2017, the Group generated revenue of around 4.5 billion euros.