Webasto is investing more than EUR2.5m (US$2.94m) in the expansion of its Mexican plant for convertible roofs in Puebla.
The supplier will increase production capacity to 11,800 sq m with the move reinforcing the location as a competence centre for textiles in North America. Webasto currently employs around 220 people in Puebla.
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In the course of its expansion in Mexico, the company is using flexible technologies in the areas of, among other things, adhesive systems for rear windows and riveting processes for jointed components.
“We are committed to the Puebla location and are investing not only in a building and modern facilities, but above all in our employees,” said Walter Pecho, responsible for the global convertible business at Webasto.
Webasto is currently manufacturing products such as the VW Beetle Softtop and the Jeep ThrowBack roof in Puebla, as well as textile components for the Chevrolet Corvette and the Ford Mustang. Further projects are planned.
After the one-year construction phase, the opening ceremony took place as planned on 18 October despite the earthquake which occured shortly before.
Neither employees nor the company building were directly affected by the disaster.
