Henniges Automotive, a Michigan-based manufacturer of sealing and anti-vibration solutions, is building a manufacturing plant in Gomez Palacio, Mexico, according to local media.
The new plant will be Henniges’ third production site in the state of Durango and fourth overall in Mexico.
The company also operates a plant in the neighboring city of Torreon, Coahuila.
The new plant is expected to require USD 60 million of investment and 600 jobs will be created, adding to the workforce of 1,500 people that Henniges already has in the locality.
Henniges Automotive manufactures sealing systems for doors, windows, trunks, lift gates, sunroofs, and hoods.
Its products include door seals, hood seals, rear compartment seals, auxiliary seals, glassruns, inner belts, outer belts, upper reveals and appliques, glass encapsulation for side glass, and obstacle detection systems.
The company also provides suspension strut mounting, spring pads, stabilizers, control arm bearings, bushings, and damping bushings.
It also supplies the automotive market with anti-vibration products, encapsulated glass, and other rubber components.

(Mexico-Now article on March 11, 2019)

On October 24, Audi announced that the volume production model now follows after the world premiere of the R8 LMS GT3 at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. As well as the sportier design, the Audi R8 Coupe and Spyder have more powerful engines. The models will go on sale in Europe in early 2019.
Depending on the selected engine, three additional drive mode programs dry, wet and snow are added to the well-known Audi drive select modes with the performance mode.
The new Audi R8 is equipped with factory-installed 19-inch wheels. Ultralight 20-inch fully-milled wheels in five-V dynamic design with new summer and sport tires, which convey even more precise handling, are available as an option. Audi offers ceramic brake discs as an alternative to standard steel disc brakes. The stabilizer at the front is optional and made from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and aluminum, which cuts weight by around two kilograms (4.4 lb).

(Audi press release on October 24, 2018)

German automotive component supplier Mubea is investing USD 112 million to build a plant, its fourth in Mexico, in Apaseo el Grande, near to where Toyota is currently building an assembly plant.
There the company will manufacture stabilizer bars, precision steel tubes and chassis components.
Mubea currently operates two production facilities in Ramos Arizpe and another in Celaya to supply belt tensioner systems, suspension coil springs and stabilizer bars, among other products.
Its customers include General Motors, Volkswagen, Nissan, Ford, Daimler and Honda.

(Mexico-Now article on May 10, 2018)