JAC Motors Mexico expands its plant in Hidalgo

JAC Motors Mexico is accelerating its growth with the expansion of its plant in Ciudad Sahagún, Hidalgo, where it has begun the refurbishment of a new space for the assembly of its family of light commercial vehicles and heavy trucks.

This investment will allow the assembler to increase its production capacity by more than 30% and strengthen the manufacture of SUV and Pick Up models, both in combustion and electric versions.

“This month we began the refurbishment of a new space where we will assemble our family of light commercial vehicles and heavy trucks. With this investment, we expand our capacity by more than 30%, which will allow us to increase production of our SUV and Pick Up models in both combustion and electric versions,” stated Martín Gutiérrez, Plant General Manager at Giant Motors Latin America.

According to Isidoro Massri, General Director of JAC Motors in Mexico, the expansion, scheduled to begin in April 2024, will enable production capacity of up to 60,000 units per year, which is in line with the company's goal of reaching 30,000 vehicles sold this year, up from the 23,000 units sold previously.

“We are about to open additional assembly lines, which will bring us to a capacity of 60,000 units, and that will allow us to have enough capacity for what Mexico requires, but ready for where we want to be in the next five to seven years, and to be prepared as a Mexican assembly plant for the domestic market,” explained Massri to El Financiero in 2024.

It is known that these new lines have the flexibility to assemble any type of vehicle, from electric to internal combustion, in light and heavy segments. And starting in the second half of this year, the plant will operate in both production areas, consolidating its expansion and efficiency strategy under the GML Production System.

“We are ready for this challenge: to transform our new facilities into a flexible production plant, where we will assemble the X series -X200, X350, X12000-, our imposing K7 and the Sunray family,” Gutiérrez wrote for Linkedin.