Jim Gillette, director of supplier analysis for CSM Worldwide, said Visteon's modest investment suggests this will be a small facility with limited flexibility. He expects the company decided to build it in the United States because of complex customer requirements for just-in-time sourcing. Otherwise, labor costs would be too high to warrant Visteon's investment in Michigan.
"That's really the only reason they would do it. The wage rates are sky-high, and there's a lot of excess capacity here," Gillette said. "It would have to be something very specialized."
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