Seguin Automotive Components Manufacturing Facility

KTH Texas, Inc. — the North American subsidiary of H-One Co., Ltd. — announced on July 7, 2026 (Seguin Economic Development Corporation release) a "$100 million minimum" facility investment to build an automotive components plant on a "40-acre site within the Seguin Exchange" near F.M. 78 and I-10 in Seguin, Texas. The facility will manufacture "automotive structural components, including underbody chassis parts, using advanced robotic welding, metal stamping, and three automated press lines featuring a 3,500-ton press," and is expected to create "170 jobs by 2031." Construction begins in late 2026 / early 2027 with operations in 2028. AFT records the SEDC minimum $100 million figure (not the higher ~$127M cited elsewhere) and the SEDC 170-job figure (not the 173 cited elsewhere), and classifies the project as Announced because groundbreaking had not occurred as of the July 2026 release.

Investment
$100.0M
Permanent jobs announced
170
Status
Announced
Expected opening
2028
Why this project qualifies

With $100 million in facility-specific investment and 170 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.

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Why it matters

The automotive context.

Automotive manufacturing is expanding across the United States. New assembly plants, upgrades to long-established factories and a growing base of component suppliers are bringing major investment to the Midwest and Southeast. Some of the country's largest manufacturing campuses are now under development in the South, linking vehicle production with new regional supply chains.

Project record

At a glance

Company
KTH Texas (H-One)
Industry
Automotive
Location
Seguin, Texas
Investment
$100.0M
Permanent jobs announced
170
Status
Announced
Announced
Jul 7, 2026
Expected opening
2028
Added to tracker
Sep 23, 2026
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