With these investments, Nuevo León is now ready to compete in the economic field with other countries.
Apodaca, Nuevo León.- With the inauguration of a new Forvia production plant, where they will manufacture seats and interiors for the automotive sector, the French company will generate 1,500 direct jobs.
For the construction of this factory, located in the municipality of Apodaca, the company invested $147 million dollars.
In his message, Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda pointed out that with this type of foreign investment, Nuevo León is now ready to compete in the economic field with other countries.
He indicated that the proximity, integration and security of the state, has caused 50 percent of the nearshoring that arrives in Mexico to be established in Nuevo León.
“From Apodaca I want to tell you that Nuevo León is already in other parameters, Nuevo León can no longer compete with other entities, because we are already first place in practically all of Latin America,” he said.
“This metropolitan area of Monterrey is having an economic boom that we can no longer talk about you with other states of Mexico, but talk about you with other countries. That is the greatness for which the best companies such as the of you, who are benchmarks in interiors and seats,” added the state president.
Governor Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda also highlighted that Nuevo León has become an automotive hub and explained that the arrival of nearshoring is due to the speed of transfer of products assembled in Nuevo León.
“You can put any product assembled in Nuevo León in any city in the United States in 24 hours; obviously in the southern United States in two, four or six, but if you want to go to Seattle, New York or New England, your product from Nuevo León is available in one day,” he said.
On the other hand, García Sepúlveda emphasized that this type of company, such as Forvia, should settle in Nuevo León as it is a green industry that seeks innovation through electromobility and is concerned about the environment.
The Secretary of Economy, Iván Rivas Rodríguez, mentioned that Nuevo León is a benchmark for the automotive sector, since so far this government has confirmed 125 investment projects and 26 percent of them correspond to this sector.
“This new facility positions us to deliver exceptional value to our customers and enhances our mission to pioneer technology for mobility experiences that matter to people,” said Nik Endrud, executive vice president, Americas, FORVIA Group.
“Thank you to all of our team members and local officials for your hard work in bringing this site to life.”
Francisco Maciel, Country Leader and CFO of Faurecia Mexico, said that the Monterrey region’s strong academic institutions provide a skilled workforce ready to meet future mobility challenges.
Forvia has been present in Mexico since 1997. Globally, it has 290 manufacturing plants in more than 40 countries.
