Toledo, Ohio – Seating and instrument panel manufacturer Faurecia Interiors plans to build a new plant in the Overland Parkway neighborhood of Northeast Toledo, near a General Motors powertrain plant and FCA US LLC’s main Jeep facility.
The new facility will create more than 100 new jobs and officially begin production activity in April 2019, ramping up to full production within a few months. Faurecia will make an estimated investment of $11 million to begin operations in the 73,000ft2 plant.
Faurecia Interiors North America President Donald Hampton Jr. said, “We look forward to building on Toledo’s reputation for automotive expertise and excellence as we provide our customers with high-quality products.”
The project is still contingent on final approvals at the state and local level. Faurecia plans to manufacture and assemble full instrument panels in the proposed facility. With North American headquarters Auburn Hills, Michigan, the company currently employs more than 750 people in Ohio at its Clean Mobility facilities in Franklin, Toledo, and Troy.