The Governor of Guanajuato, Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, met with the global CEO of Michelin, Florent Menegaux, during his visit to the facilities of the global tire company in the PILBA park, located in the city of León.

This plant inaugurated its first phase in 2019 with an investment of 510 million dollars, where more than 1,500 people work in an area of 142 thousand square meters.

Michelin has 122 of the 3,000 hectares of the PILBA industrial park for future expansion.

Various sources close to the company indicate that the location will have six phases in total, aiming to become the largest production complex of the 69 that the French tire company has worldwide.

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The recent visit of the CEO of Michelin, Florent Menegaux, is linked to the future of this location, where the second phase of the project is currently being built, which consists of an area of 24 hectares and has already been hiring new collaborators.

Michelin has held several recruitment events in the Bajío entity as it expects to reach 3,000 direct jobs by the end of 2023. The six-phase master plan could generate up to 5,000 direct jobs in total, with 4 of the phases dedicated to tires for passenger vehicles and two more for heavy vehicles.

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The amount of investment raised by the construction and commissioning of the second phase of Michelin in León, Guanajuato will be announced at a future date, but it is expected to be in the order of hundreds of millions of dollars and includes the formal announcement of the third phase of the complex.

Currently, the Michelin plant produces about 5 million tires a year, supplying several manufacturers in North America, including Tesla. This production volume would be doubled with the entry into operation of the second phase, according to sources close to the company.

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