Conti commissions new hose lines in Mexico

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mexico City -- ContiTech Fluid Mexicana S.A. de C.V. officially began production at a new 11,000 m² plant in Tlalnepantla, north of Mexico City, on October 14, 2010. The production site has some 7,000 m² - more than three times as much as at the previous location.

“The reasons for the relocation were the strong order situation and good future prospects,” said Günter Frölich, head of the ContiTech Fluid Technology business unit, at the opening ceremony with customers and employees in the plant. “We were awarded contracts for two major projects for VW de México and VW of America, and we also see increasing demand for our hose line systems. As a member of NAFTA, Mexico presents us with substantial advantages, particularly when it comes to our deliveries to the US automotive industry.”

Since the beginning of the year, the workforce at ContiTech Fluid Mexicana has grown by 100. At the new plant, 500 employees now make some 2.5 million air conditioning lines, power steering lines and transmission oil cooler lines each year. At its three locations in Mexico and the US, ContiTech Fluid Technology currently has about 700 employees.

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Press release from ContiTech