Wallbox Announces First U.S. Manufacturing Facility to Open in Arlington
By Office of Communication
Posted on October 26, 2021, October 26, 2021

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Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, recently announced it would open its first U.S. manufacturing facility here in The American Dream City.

The 130,000-square-foot plant, which will be located on Forum Drive in Arlington’s Great Southwest Industrial District, will have enough capacity to fully support Wallbox’s expansion plans in North America for the next decade, company official said. Production is expected to start as early as June 2022. Wallbox expects to manufacture a total of 290,000 charging units annually in this facility by 2027, and reach its full capacity of 500,000 units by 2030.

The new facility is also anticipated to create approximately 250 direct jobs in the region by 2030, with local hiring for the facility to begin immediately and on-site retooling beginning this month.

“As Mayor, we’re always trying to make Arlington the best place to live, learn, work, and play so innovative businesses want to come here, create jobs and grow with us,” said Arlington Mayor Jim Ross. “We’re extremely excited about our partnership with Wallbox and the company’s new facility, as economic momentum continues to build in the Great Southwest Industrial District.”

The Arlington facility will be Wallbox’s fourth manufacturing site, additive to two facilities in Europe and one in China. A global company with a presence in 68 countries, Wallbox operates with a vertically integrated supply chain and does its product manufacturing in-house from design to production. The U.S.-based facility will play a vital role in expanding the company’s presence in North America, a market that is making a big push into automotive electrification with the Biden Administration targeting 50% of all new car sales to be electric by 2030.

“The U.S. automotive and energy markets are at an inflection point. Automotive electrification will accelerate significantly due to initiatives aimed at meeting aggressive greenhouse gas emission targets, which will significantly increase the demand for our EV charging and energy management solutions,” said Enric Asunción, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Wallbox. “This new factory will be an instrumental step in our expansion in the North American market, enabling us not only to meet the growing demand, but also to accelerate the launch of new products and enter the business and public EV charging segments as we bring our production stateside.”

Wallbox made the strategic decision to select Arlington, Texas as the location of its first North American Manufacturing hub for a variety of factors including the city’s position as a central transit hub between the East and West coasts, its access to cross-country highway corridors and central location to other major cities in the region including Dallas and Fort Worth.

“Between the highly successful launch of our residential charger Pulsar Plus and our recently announced strategic alliance with SunPower to offer packaged EV charger and solar installations across the U.S. market, Wallbox has made great strides in establishing and growing its brand in the country this year,” said Douglas Alfaro, GM of North America at Wallbox. “The U.S. factory is another important milestone to expand our local footprint. Wallbox will be able to better serve American customers, increase its solutions offerings and support the nation’s transition toward electric mobility”, he concluded.

The Arlington City Council approved a seven-year Chapter 380 Grant Agreement with Wallbox in September to help the company offset upfront development costs associated tenant and real property improvements. The City expects to benefit from associated sales tax revenue that will be generated onsite, as well as approximately $90,000 in new tax revenue from both real and business personal property over the length of the agreement.


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