Nexteer Opens Manufacturing Plant in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive, a global leader in intuitive motion control, today opened a new manufacturing plant in Bekasi, West Java in Indonesia. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexteer, the Indonesia plant will mainly manufacture brush column-assist electric power steering (CEPS) and began to ramp up operations in July.

Grand opening ceremony of Nexteer Automotive Indonesian Plant

Yan Sibarang Tandiele, Director of Maritime Industry, Transportation Equipment and Defense Equipment from Ministry of Industry; Xu Feiyun, General Manager of PT. SGMW MOTOR INDONESIA; Steve Spicer, Vice President of Global EPS Product Line of Nexteer; Cathy Xu, Executive Director of Human Resources of Nexteer; Jun Li, Chief Operating Officer of Nexteer Asia Pacific; Mike Xu, Plant Manager of Nexteer Indonesia celebrated the opening together

As Nexteer's 12th manufacturing plant in the Asia Pacific region, the Indonesian plant is located in the east of Bekasi, West Java and has a floor space of nearly 3,000 square meters. The plant will provide electric power steering (EPS) products and services for the Indonesian subsidiary of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile (SGMW), facilitating its overseas business development strategy as a long-term partner. In March 2017, Nexteer was awarded the Overseas Pioneering Award by SGMW for its safe, on-time delivery of projects and high-quality products. This is another important milestone for Nexteer, right after Wuling Motors' successful inauguration on July 11^th when the first Confero S type car rolled off the line.

"We are embracing opportunities and opening ASEAN markets along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road together with our customers. In the future, Nexteer will continue to leverage its depth and breadth of products, it's over 110-years' vehicle-level thinking, responsiveness and faster-to-market product development and relentless innovation to serve as a trustworthy and proven manufacturing partner across the globe," said Li Jun, Chief Operating Officer of Nexteer Automotive Asia Pacific.

ABOUT NEXTEER

Nexteer Automotive - A Leader in Intuitive Motion Control - is a multi-billion-dollar global steering and driveline business delivering electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steering columns, driveline systems as well as advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous technologies for original equipment manufacturers. The company's global workforce of approximately 13,000 serves more than 50 customers in every major region of the world. The company has 25 manufacturing plants, 3 regional engineering centers and 11 customer service centers strategically located in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Nexteer Automotive's customers include BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, GM, PSA Group, Toyota, VW, as well as automakers in India and China. www.nexteer.com

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