Cummins-Meritor, a part of Cummins Inc., is expanding its Fletcher, North Carolina manufacturing facility via a $17 million project expected to add 40 new jobs.
The site is already the company’s largest North American manufacturing plant producing 70 percent of all the Class-8 axles for the American market.
With the expansion, Cummins-Meritor will increase its electric axle production after upgrades for its connectivity and automation technologies. It is also expected to help the company attract more global talent for its global customer base.
This past August, Meritor, Inc. was acquired by Cummins, a global power and technology leader that designs, manufactures, distributes, and services a broad portfolio of power solutions.
Along with the Fletcher plant, Cummins and Meritor have four other North Carolina locations, including Forest City, Laurinburg, Rocky Mount, and the recently expanded Morganton site.
This growth strategy is seen as a push for the company’s EV (electric vehicle) products.