SF Motors to Invest $160 Million in EV Plant

SANTA CLARA, CA—Electric vehicle developer SF Motors has announced a US$160m investment in its recently acquired assembly plant in Mishawaka, IN. The investment will create up to 467 jobs created by 2020, according to Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International.

The 675,500 square-foot facility was previously owned by AM General, and saw manufacture of Hummer H2s and Mercedes-Benz R-Class vehicles. The plant will undergo a full renovation and retooling, due to be completed before the end of the year, and will then be in a position to manufacture SF Motors’ debut vehicles, the SF5 and SF7.

All production employees will undergo technical training to be able to operate automation equipment, and the plant will be brought up to Industry 4.0 standards.

“With this investment and renovation, we are well poised to bring our cutting-edge vehicles to the highway by 2019 and closer to carrying out our global mission – to transform human mobility through intelligent electric vehicles," says John Zhang, founder and CEO of SF Motors.

The ASSEMBLY Show South

ASSEMBLY is thrilled to return to the Music City Center in Nashville, TN for The ASSEMBLY Show SOUTH on May 1-2, 2024. This is a booming time for manufacturing and the U.S. South is right in the heart of the action. According to ASSEMBLY’s most recent annual capital spending survey, the South is projected to account for 31 percent of total spending this year, marking the fifth straight year this region has accounted for at least 30 percent of capital spending in the U.S.

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