India-based Comstar chose Tecumseh, Michigan, to be the home for their first North American facility. It is not only a manufacturing facility, it is also Comstar’s North American Headquarters.
The company bought an existing building in Tecumseh’s industrial park and created 15 jobs to get started. The first products to be made here are the engine starters for Ford Motor’s diesel truck line.
Financial Impact:
$85 million investment
Employment Impact:
15 jobs created
Industry Impact:
First North America location and will be the North American Headquarters
We took possession of the building on the first of March and had a lot of prep to do in a short time frame. Everyone in city management and the community were wonderfully supportive of us meeting our launch goal of late April.
Timothy Brunetz, Comstar Consultant
The noteworthy aspect of this success story is that this is a 15-person facility that is a tier 1 Ford supplier. It speaks volumes to this company’s ability that Ford allows such a small facility to be a prime supplier Ford’s most profitable vehicle line, the F-350 diesel truck.
