Reviewed by: Pat Byington
$52M expansion to automotive plant breaks ground in Montgomery
The Hyundai MOBIS plant has been in Montgomery for more than two decades and another expansion to the plant is coming soon.
A new 460,000 sq. ft. facility will be built just across from the main facility located on Mitchell Young Road in southwest Montgomery near the airport.
Keep reading to find out more about why the expansion was needed + learn more about MOBIS and its relationship with our capital city.
$52M MOBIS facility
The new $52 million facility from MOBIS will serve needs for both Hyundai and Kia’s national dealer networks. This expansion hopes to not only boost local employment but also solidify Montgomery’s position in the automotive sector.
The facility will include:
- 460,000 sq. ft. facility across 60 acres
- 27 new jobs
- Cross-dock layout with room for more expansion
The official groundbreaking was held Oct. 2 with several local and state officials in attendance. Speakers included:
- Steven L. Reed, Mayor of Montgomery
- Henry V. Graham II, President & Chief Development Officer of Graham & Co. Development
- Ellen McNair, Alabama Secretary of Commerce
- Doug Singleton, Montgomery County Commission Chairman
- Stacia Robinson, Chairman-Elect of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
“Our capital city’s economic development efforts, supported by key partners like MOBIS, continue to drive our community’s growth and success. We are proud to see MOBIS’s continued confidence in our community, which will generate further investment and employment in the region.”
~ Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
MOBIS Alabama
Since 2002, the total capital investment from Hyundai MOBIS in the city of Montgomery is around $475 million. The company currently employs over 1,500 people at the current facility.
MOBIS, the largest Tier 1 supplier to both Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) and KIA Motor Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), has been an integral part of the Montgomery business community since 2002.
Here’s a quick look into what the automotive facility does on a daily basis, in the company’s own words:
“Our process begins in the sprawling 600,000 square-foot Plastics plant where we use injection molding to produce front and rear bumpers, instrument panel frames, and after-service parts. Our bumpers are molded and painted in-house. Bumpers for HMMA are also assembled in-house before transfer to HMMA for final assembly, while bumpers for KMMG are sent to our sister plant in Georgia for assembly. After molding, instrument panel frames move to the Module plant next door where we prepare them to receive additional parts to form a complete Cockpit (dashboard) assembly. Also in the Module building are our front and rear Chassis (vehicle suspension) assembly lines. Here, parts from Tier 2 and 3 suppliers are assembled into completed Chassis modules which are transported to nearby HMMA for final vehicle assembly.”
~ MOBIS Alabama
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