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Valeo Breaks Ground on $225 Million High-Tech Manufacturing Facility in McAllen, Texas
Project will produce next-generation vehicle computing systems for General Motors and create up to 500 high-wage jobs in South Texas MCALLEN, TX, UNITED
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[{"type":"text","content":"Jeffrey Shay, Group President of Valeo North America. Joaquin Spamer, President and CEO, CiL Capital. Investor representatives, McAllen city leadership, McAllen EDC officials, and CiL Capital President Joaquin Spamer break ground on Valeo’s new advanced manufacturing facility as the full McAllen City Commission stands behind them in support. Project will produce next-generation vehicle computing systems for General Motors and create up to 500 high-wage jobs in South Texas McAllen offers the workforce, the community, and the readiness we need to deliver advanced technology at scale.”— Jeffrey Shay, Group President of Valeo North America.MCALLEN, TX, UNITED STATES, March 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- McALLEN, Texas — March 24, 2026 — Valeo, a global leader in automotive technology headquartered in France, today announced the groundbreaking of a $225 million, 337,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in McAllen, Texas. The plant, scheduled to begin operations in January 2027, will produce highly sophisticated central compute units for General Motors’ next-generation software-defined vehicles and is expected to create up to 300 high-wage jobs in the Rio Grande Valley. The new facility represents a major expansion of Valeo’s North American footprint and a strategic investment aligned with the company’s Elevate 2028 plan, which focuses on accelerating innovation in electrification, advanced driver assistance systems, and software-defined vehicle architecture. The McAllen plant will manufacture central compute systems described by the company as the “brain of the vehicle,” enabling safer, more connected, and more intelligent mobility. “This investment reflects our commitment to innovation and to supporting our customers in the transition toward software-defined vehicles,” said Jeffrey Shay, Group President of Valeo North America. “McAllen offers the workforce, the community, and the readiness we need to deliver advanced technology at scale. From day one, our partners here demonstrated determination, commitment, and a shared vision for the future of mobility.” The project marks one of the largest industrial investments in the history of Hidalgo County and signals a shift in the regional economy toward high-value advanced manufacturing. Local leaders emphasized that the project was secured through coordinated execution, infras...