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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A vehicle supply company is expanding its operations in Tuscaloosa County.
SMP Automative Systems Alabama plans to build a new plant at the Cedar Cove Technology Park, WBRC-TV reports. It already has two facilities in the county that employ more than 1,900 people.
The company produces parts for vehicles manufactured at a Mercedes plant in Vance, Alabama.
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The Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority last week approved more than $250,000 in tax breaks for the project, though officials say it will contribute much more in taxes and employee spending.
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Mercedes-Benz supplier adding $4.195 million Tuscaloosa County facility
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Samvardhana Motherson Peguform (SMP) held the grand opening of its Tuscaloosa County plant Friday, April 27, 2018.
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Mercedes-Benz supplier SMP Automotive Systems Alabama is moving into a third facility in Tuscaloosa County.
The company plans a $4.195 million plant using about 112 employees from Plant 1, including at least four new hires. The new facility will support new and on‐going activities at SMP’s initial plant.
A subsidiary of Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG), the company built a 700,000‐square foot facility in Tuscaloosa County in 2015 to supply various exterior and interior components for Mercedes models. In 2019, SMP opened a second Tuscaloosa County plant located on Brookwood Parkway. The third facility will be located in an existing building in the Cedar Cove Technology Park, adjacent to Plant 1.