Marelli Automotive Lighting plan to close their factory in Clarkston, Michigan. Production will end in January 2021, affecting 263 employees. The closure is due to what the company call “a number of prolonged challenges” including downward-trending vehicle volumes exacerbated by COVID-19, and new technology from nontraditional suppliers.
Marelli say they will consolidate U.S. vehicle lighting manufacturing in a single, existing location in Pulaski, Tennessee: “This move will increase efficiency, enabling the company to become more cost competitive while meeting customer demand”.