The company says its expansion, first announced in November 2010, involved the transfer of an existing machining line from its Erie, Pa., plant to its Accuride de Mexico facility in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon to support expanding customer requirements for aluminum wheels in the region.
“Accuride’s successful launch of new aluminum capacity at our Monterrey facility demonstrates our commitment to produce products our customers need, where they need them,” says Rick Dauch, Accuride president and CEO. “This expansion makes our Monterrey facility Accuride’s first plant capable of producing both steel and aluminum wheels. In addition to serving Mexico’s growing aluminum wheel market, the new capacity in Monterrey positions us closer to our customers’ expanding footprint in Mexico and the Southeastern United States.”
Accuride de Mexico’s aluminum wheel capacity expansion began in early 2011 and was completed in June with the successful transfer of an existing machining line from the Accuride Wheels Erie, Pa. facility.
According to Accuride, the new line is operating at full capacity and establishes Accuride de Mexico as the country’s only single-source supplier of both steel and aluminum wheels for the local medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle market.
The 226,000 sq. ft. facility is located on approximately 22 acres on the north side of Monterrey. It was built in 1999 and employs approximately 400 people.
