Freightliner LLC plans to construct a new $300 million truck manufacturing plant in Saltillo, Coahuila, in northern Mexico. Dedicated to the production of Freightliner and Sterling trucks, the new facility will provide more capacity to accommodate Freightliner's long-range product planning, including an expected upturn in industry demand in 2009.
The Saltillo plant is the second Freightliner LLC manufacturing facility to be located in Mexico, joining the Santiago Tianguistenco plant. The new one-million-square-foot facility in Saltillo will be near an existing Chrysler plant.
This 740-acre site will also include a PDI/transporter center and test track, as well as room for future expansion.