A major engineering solutions group recently inaugurated a high-tech axle production facility in Toledo, Ohio, where the company will be able to provide support to automakers throughout the geographic region, but particularly those with light-vehicle programs, such as the Jeep Wrangler.
In addition to shoring up its passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway markets, Dana Incorporated expects the 300,000 sq. ft. facility to be supporting four vehicle programs and employing more than 350 people by 2020.
While the site of the new Dana facility was initially home to Willys-Overland Motors, which developed the original Jeep, the new Jeep Wrangler will be manufactured less than three miles away at FCA US LLC’s Toledo Assembly Complex.
“The investment in this new manufacturing facility supports Dana’s global growth and serves as the latest example of our commitment to the greater Toledo area, which has been our home for nearly 90 years,” said James Kamsickas, Dana president and CEO. “It is an honor for Dana to return manufacturing to the same historic site where Toledo’s automotive industry began more than a century ago.”
“Our new Toledo facility will integrate Dana’s best global manufacturing practices and advanced operating systems. The plant’s products will feature Dana’s latest technologies, and the location – in close proximity to our customers and our World Headquarters and Maumee Technology Center – will benefit our customers, employees, and shareholders,” said Bob Pyle, president, Dana Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies.
