Hyundai Translead announced it plans to invest $15 million in assembly line capacity at its plant in Tijuana, Mexico.

The new commitment follows the recently completed $4.5 million investment to bolster sub-assembly cycle times and a $6.8 million warehouse expansion,
The first round of investment should bolster trailer capacity by approximately 25% per month. The newest approved expansion of line capacity will add a new production line, the company’s fifth, to produce both trailers and domestic containers in a new building to be constructed at the current plant location. This latest investment is expected to increase production capacity by another 30% beginning in the second quarter of 2006.
Hyundai Translead is a manufacturer of dry freight and reefer vans, domestic containers, and container chassis. As the first trailer manufacturing facility in North America to receive ISO Certification for consistent and documented quality manufacturing procedures, Hyundai Translead continues to raise the bar in the transportation industry. Hyundai Translead has constantly received recertification each year since 1996 and has just been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification for all three of its manufacturing facilities
A growing division of Hyundai Motors, Hyundai Translead is rapidly becoming one of the most respected industry nameplates. Hyundai representatives respond rapidly to all requests for information concerning products, delivery and service.
For more information, go to www.translead.com.