Automotive interior supplier Johnson Controls has expanded its manufacturing plant in Cottondale, Alabama to supply interior systems for two vehicles built by Mercedes-Benz.
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The facility’s size has been nearly doubled – expanding from 168,000 square feet to 320,000 square feet – to handle new business and additional seating and interior product lines.
In December 2004, Johnson Controls launched production of a number of interior systems and components for the 2006 Mercedes-Benz M Class sport-utility vehicle. The company currently supplies automotive seat systems, door panels, overhead systems, hard trim, compass modules and its HomeLink wireless control systems for M-Class vehicles. Since the Cottondale plant opened in 1996, Johnson Controls has been manufacturing products for M-Class models assembled in Vance, Alabama.
Beginning later this year, the facility will supply a number of automotive products for 2006 R-class vehicles. For the new model, Johnson Controls will produce seat systems, door panels, overhead systems, hard trim, second-row floor consoles, compass modules and HomeLink. The R-class will be the second vehicle manufactured by the automaker at its Vance assembly plant.
The automaker will receive shipments of seats and other interior systems – manufactured on a “just-in-time” basis at the Johnson Controls plant – as they are required on vehicle assembly lines. The expansion of the facility in Cottondale created approximately 500 new jobs at the site.
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By GlobalDataCurrently, Johnson Controls supplies seats, overhead components, electronics, other interior components and batteries for a number of Mercedes-Benz models in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America.
