February 2, 2012
MLI has been notified by Autoliv North America that it has been awarded the Ford CD3.9/4.1 passenger side airbag. Production will begin in April of 2012 and will be for approximately 450K airbags annually. The Ford CD3.9/4.1 will be installed in the Ford Fusion in North America which is one of Ford’s top selling vehicles.
MLI has also announced the Ford Fusion airbag will be manufactured in its San Pedro, Mexico plant north east of Torreon, Coahuila. MLI will hire an additional 130 associates to handle this new, long term product.
MLI is a 22 year old company with manufacturing plants in north central Mexico.