June 13 (SeeNews) - German car parts supplier Behr-Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC) is expanding its production and logistics base in Bulgaria, it said.
The expansion which started last month will increase the output capacity of BHTC's Bulgarian base by 80%, the company said in a statement.
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The investment will create 150 jobs.
The expansion of the base is planned to be completed by March 2019.
BHTC's main products include control panels and control units for vehicle air conditioning, climate sensors, blower controllers. BHTC covers the entire process from product design to the manufacturing of complete climate control systems.
Lippstad-headquartered BHTC has production facilities in Germany, the US, Mexico, China, Japan and India. The company supplies parts to auto industry giants such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo and Porsche.