Company/Division name | SAS Automotive Systems |
Parent company | SAS Automotive Systems |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company a contract manufacturer? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Foreign Direct Investment |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 170 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2017 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2018 |
Capital investment ($): | 1300 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | Germany |
City reshored to: | Tuscaloosa County |
State(s) reshored to: | AL |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | auto components for Mercedes-Benz |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Automation/technology, Eco-system synergies, Government Incentives, Proximity to customers/market |