TUCSON, Arizona, April 23, 2002
Walbro Engine Management Celebrates Opening Of New Manufacturing Facility In Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico With Ceremonies Attended By Mexico's President
Walbro Engine Management celebrated the opening of its new
manufacturing facility in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico with ceremonies at the
plant on Wednesday, April 17, 2002.
Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, teamed with Juan S. Millan, Governor, State of
Sinaloa, Mexico, and Andrew V. Masterman, President, Walbro Engine Management,
at a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the facility. The event was
attended by 350 people.
The 70,000 square foot manufacturing plant was built in response to increasing
customer demand for Walbro fuel system and ignition products for the hand-held
and industrial power equipment markets.
"We are extremely pleased to open this new facility in Los Mochis, our second in
Mexico," said Walbro's Masterman. "Federal, state and local governments have
assisted us tremendously in the start-up of this plant. This new plant, in
combination with our facility in Nogales, Sonora, will allow us to effectively
satisfy growing demand for Walbro products."
Walbro Engine Management, a unit of TI Automotive, is the world's largest
manufacturer of small engine carburetors for hand-held power equipment, and a
major manufacturer of small engine ignition systems and other products for
outdoor power equipment and recreational products. Headquartered in Tucson,
Arizona, Walbro Engine Management has engineering and manufacturing facilities
in the United States, Mexico, Italy, Japan and China. For more information visit
www.walbro.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Ann Guernsey
Walbro Engine Management
(520)877-3000