A new Magneti Marelli plant, focused on the production of suspension systems, has been inaugurated in Guangzhou, China. The plant is located near the Planvim Industrial Park, Nansha District, and will integrate with the Suspension Systems area in the industrial perimeter of Magneti Marelli in China. The new plant also will produce pedal systems for the automotive sector.
The structure covers an area of 27,000 square metres, more than 17,000 of which are devoted to production facilities. The production capacity at full speed will enable the plant to supply suspension systems for about 220,000 vehicles a year, and pedal boxes for about 100,000 vehicles a year. The plant will start with a team of about 60 employees.
Sylvain Dubois, country manager for Magneti Marelli China, stated, “Over the past 10 years, we have invested in new space, know-how and new centers for research and development in order to support our clients. With the inauguration of this plant in Guangzhou, Magneti Marelli China integrates the activities related to suspension systems and plastic components and modules, also to support directly FCA Group brands in the region.”
Antonio Ferrara, CEO of Magneti Marelli Suspension Systems, added, “The opening of the Nansha plant is an important result for the suspension business area in terms of the standardization of processes and the application of advanced production technologies. In terms of standardization, we are, for example, now able to replicate the same type and quality of process in Europe, in Brazil and in China, three key production areas in the automotive world. In terms of technology, we have furthermore implemented an evolved welding technique, which allows us to obtain traceability for every single product.
Magneti Marelli has been present in China since 1996, with production plants and R&D/engineering centers in Shanghai (new headquarters just inaugurated in May 2016, SAGW powertrain JV), Wuhu (automotive lighting and powertrain), Guangzhou (electronic systems, suspension systems, plastic components and modules automotive), Changsha (exhaust systems), Hangzhou (shock absorbers in JV with Wanxiang Qianchao Co.), Changchun (powertrain in JV with FUDI), Hefei (exhaust systems with JAC and Lingdatang), Foshan (automotive lighting) and Xiaogan in the province of Hubei (China South Industries Group Corp. – CSI automotive lighting JV).
