Aptiv invests in Jalisco

Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, Governor of the State of Jalisco, announced an investment of 40 million dollars by the Irish company Aptiv, which will serve to create its new plant in the municipality of El Salto.

The automotive industry company indicated that this investment is expected to generate an estimated 2,200 jobs and the production of low-voltage harnesses for electric cars that work by transmitting high-speed data and electricity annually.

"The company of Irish origin is undoubtedly the leader in the sector, they are dedicated above all to developing what is the operating system, the central brain of the electrical components of the cars that are going to arrive in Jalisco and without a doubt it is a great news for the state”, affirmed Alfaro Ramírez, who added that it is expected that this plant can start operations in September of this year.

It should be noted that this is the first headquarters of the company in Jalisco, and with it there are already 33 placed in Mexico, distributed in 14 states.

"In this town we see enormous potential, they have a strategic location that capitalizes on the proximity to our clients, there is also human talent and the conditions we need for a successful operation," added the president of Aptiv Latinoamericana, president of EDS, Arturo Álvarez.

The plant is expected to be world class, producing for national clients, as well as the North American market, with an estimated annual production of 10 million pieces, which will assemble at least 464,000 electric cars per year.

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Together, the company has 40 manufacturing sites and three technical centers.

They currently have more than 200,000 employees in affiliated companies such as Winchester and Intercable Automotive, and 77,000 of them directly. However, the governor stated that this time the positions will be mostly for women.