The French supplier, Grupo Novares, inaugurated its Plant in Santa Ana, Sonora on April 21, with an investment of 1.75 million dollars to manufacture automotive plastic components in the state of Sonora.

The new 8,014 m2 plant produces plastic tubes for emission control applications, oil separator castings and other plastic parts that are placed under the hood of vehicles for a variety of international companies.

The new state-of-the-art plant, equipped with new machinery such as a CVT extrusion machine for producing electric car battery cooling system parts, consolidates the company's tube assembly production on one site, transferring these operations from its plant in Richmond, Wisconsin and its existing site nearby in Santa Ana, being a clear example of nearshoring.

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The plant, which was built between June 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022, employs about 400 people from the community.

The inauguration was carried out with the presence of Juan Carlos Ocaña representing the Governor of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo, as well as the Consul of France in Hermosillo, Dr. Thierry Calmus, together with representatives of the clients and the local press.

During the ceremony, Pierre BOULET, CEO of Novares, said that Novares' investment is significant, it is designed to gather the activity under one roof and concentrate our expertise in one place, optimizing costs and benefits for customers.

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The site is 100km south of the US border, simplifying supply chains to the North American market. The site will bring more local employment opportunities and a new chapter in our Mexican manufacturing journey.”

Novares co-develops and provides engineering and manufacturing expertise to virtually all OEMs and many Tier 1 companies in the automotive market. Novares revenues in 2021 amounted to 1.1 billion euros.

The Group is present in 22 countries, operates 41 Manufacturing Plants, 8 Skill Centers, 8 Technical Centers and 23 Customer Service Centers worldwide, and one in three vehicles worldwide contains products manufactured by Novares.

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