LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2010)—OE and aftermarket parts supplier Tenneco Inc. has opened a manufacturing plant in Chennai, India, that will primarily produce emission control products and systems for OE manufacturers.
The factory—the company's seventh manufacturing plant in India—initially will supply Nissan Motor Corp.'s global small car platform.
Tenneco said it invested $5 million in the 2,600-sq.-meter facility, which began producing exhaust systems for the Nissan Micra in May. The company also is supplying modular assembled struts and shocks to Ford from the new facility, which employs about 60 people and is expected to expand its work force and operations as the company wins new business with OEMs operating in the Chennai area.