UPDATED: CVG breaks ground on Mexican plant to supply Daimler Trucks

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. (CVG; New Albany, OH) broke ground on a new 159,550-ft² production facility in Saltillo, Mexico, as part of an agreement with Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) to provide parts for its manufacturing operations in Saltillo and Santiago, Mexico and three facilities in the U.S. CVG's John Hyre told PlasticsToday that his company is investing $4-$5 million in the site which will have approximately 300 employees when fully staffed.

CVG, which supplies the heavy-duty truck; construction and agriculture; and the specialty and military transportation markets,

expects the facility to be completed in August. Hyre said that full production will be coming on incrementally, with completed construction, training, and inventory in place by 2012.

Once finished, the facility will produce air-suspension and static seats; formed flooring systems; thermoformed plastics and injection molded hard- and soft-trim interior components like headliners, back walls, and curtains.  It will also provide sequencing and bulk-packaging services. CVG facility will consist a three-building campus, with each building focused on a different and specific production process.

The heavy truck market is active in Mexico, with Freightliner operating a plant in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico. Competitor Kenworth has its KENMEX facility in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.