ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan auto supplier said it plans to lay off nearly 200 people from its Adrian factory, despite a more than $23 million expansion plan just six months ago.
Troy-based Inteva Products, formerly known as Delphi Interiors, has planned the layoffs for at least six months starting in May, MLive (https://bit.ly/2lDZaga ) reported.
Human Resources manager Ken Smith said the layoffs “are necessitated by the cancellation of our agreement with one of our largest customers and the loss of business associated with the cancellation of that agreement.”
New business was cited as the reason Inteva received a nearly $1.3 million incentive from the Michigan Strategic Fund last August.
At the time, the company planned to invest $23.3 million in new equipment and expected to increase its workforce with 127 new jobs by 2019. The company employed 474 people at the 980,000-square-foot Adrian plant when the expansion was announced, and 15,000 people worldwide.
The reason for the expansion was to build components for the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra.
Inteva supplies the auto industry and provides highly engineered components and systems to defense, consumer and other markets, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
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