CURT is expanding its hitch manufacturing capacity in Eau Claire, Wis., and consolidating Eau Claire and Philippines electrical manufacturing operations into one location.
CURT has reported significant growth in all categories this past year, and to respond to that growth, the company decided to expand its hitch manufacturing capacity and flexibility in Eau Claire by reallocating space previously used to manufacture other products in the line.
CURT’s wiring harness business is one of the categories where it has seen substantial growth. As it is preparing to launch products, this has been one area of focus for the company. CURT currently manufactures harnesses between a facility in the Philippines and a small portion of our plant in Eau Claire.
CURT will consolidate its wiring harness business from the Philippines and Eau Claire to Mexico, allowing the company to expand its hitch production. The supplier also selected a location that will offer plenty of capacity to absorb the growth we are planning for our electrical business.
CURT is expected to use all the space it will have in Mexico for the electrical business over time and has no plans to move other manufacturing to Mexico.
There will be no negative impact to the level of employment in Eau Claire, the company stated.
CURT has built many months of projected demand in advance and expects no disruption in service during the transition.
Electrical production in Eau Claire and the Philippines is scheduled to be completely relocated by Dec. 1.
