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Magna to Open Exterior Parts Plant in Mexico

Magna International Inc. is constructing a 285,000 sq-ft factory in Queretaro, Mexico, that will begin supplying plastic fascias and rocker panels for carmakers worldwide in the first quarter of 2016.

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Magna International Inc. is constructing a 285,000 sq-ft factory in Queretaro, Mexico, that will begin supplying plastic fascias and rocker panels for carmakers worldwide in the first quarter of 2016.

Magna says the $135 million facility will initially employ about 600 people. The new factory will be the company's 30th manufacturing facility in Mexico since it began operations in the country in 1991.

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